The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations began at Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. As crowds gathered outside the courthouse,

Julie Grant discusses how Hank Brennan and Alan Jackson delivered their closing arguments in Karen Read's murder retrial.

Prosecutor Hank Brennan and Adam Lally, left, at the Karen Read trail at Norfolk Superior Court, Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Nancy Lane/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool)

Jurors inquired about possible outcomes that could lead to a hung jury, but Judge Cannone didn't want to cross that road at this stage in deliberations.

Jurors begin deliberations in Karen Read's second murder trial after Friday's closing arguments and judicial instructions from Judge Beverly Cannone.

“I don’t believe that’s consistent with the evidence and what occurred,” Rentschler replied. Rentschler was the final defense witness, just as he was during Read’s first trial last summer. After he left the stand, Jackson announced Read’s defense would rest its case subject to a final ruling on evidence.

It took eight weeks and dozens of witnesses, but on Friday, Karen Read's retrial shifted to its most critical phase: jury deliberations.

Special prosecutor Hank Brennan delivered his closing argument in the Karen Read murder retrial Friday.“She was drunk, she hit him, she<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Karen Read's fate in jurors' hands following month-long retrial with dramatic dashcam footage, expert testimony challenging vehicle collision theory, and powerful closing arguments.

Do you suppose Stevie Flemmi watched any of his old nemesis Hank Brennan’s latest courtroom humiliations at the Karen Read trial in Dedham last week?