Karen deliberated on the ju judge as other well-known cases took days to several days.
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After a second long trial in Dedham’s small courthouse, a former Massachusetts financial analyst awaits her fate, accused of murdering her Boston boyfriend in a drunken hit and run.
Karen read45-year-old faces murder and other charges in the death of 46-year-old John O’Keefe.
The ju apprentices spent just under two hours deliberating on Friday and returned for the first day on Monday.
“I’m wondering why we haven’t made a verdict yet,” said Grace Edwards, a trial lawyer in Massachusetts, who is following the case closely. “I think the ju apprentices understand the requirements for each count and work hard to get through them.”
Karen Reed’s defense wants a slip of a simplified verdict on a charge of intentional murder
Karen Reed will arrive at Norfolk County Superior Court on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 in Dedham, Massachusetts. Reed is accused of killing a Boston police officer boyfriend by intentionally driving an SUV to him. (Hans Pennink from Fox News Digital)
The first trial of reading ended with the judges last year after the jury has gone above and beyond. 25 hours in 4 days Without a consensus.
Other famous homicide fee deliberations range from just a few hours to days.
OJ Simpson:
The 1995 incident of OJ Simpson, the murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman, was widely aired. (Vince Butch/AFP)
O.J. Simpson’s 1990s double murder trial took nine months, following the death of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman.
The two were brutally stabbed to death outside a luxury condo in Brown Simpson in Los Angeles.
The former NFL star’s legal “dream team” won. The ju judge discovered that he was not innocent within four hours.
Simpson took civilian responsibility and went to prison more than a decade later for an unrelated robber. He died last year after a battle with cancer.
Casey Anthony:
Casey Anthony responds to the debate closing defence at a murder trial in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Anthony pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his daughter Kaley. (AP photo/Red Harbor, Pool)
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Florida mom accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Kaley Casey Anthony He was brought to trial in 2011 on charges of murder, manslaughter and worsening child abuse.
Kaley was missing for a month before grandparents reported her missing.
The ju apprentices spent about 11 hours of deliberation over two days before reaching an agreement on the charges. They discover that Anthony is not guilty of killing or abusing her daughter, but they are guilty of lying to the police.
To this day, no one has been convicted of the death of a child.
Scott Peterson:
Scott Peterson was convicted of two murders in the death of his wife, Rashi Peterson, and his unborn baby. (Reuters/Fred Larson/Pool)
In 2004, the ju judge was found guilty Scott Peterson He killed his pregnant wife, Rashi, and abandoned her in San Francisco Bay two years ago on Christmas Eve.
Their deliberations lasted for seven days after a trial that took more than five months.
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The ju judge initially handed him a death sentence for the first degree murder for the death of the unborn child and the second degree murder of Connor, the son of the unborn child.
Peterson continues to maintain his innocence and is currently suing his third lawsuit. He overturned his death sentence in 2020 and lives without parole.
Alex Mardo:
Alex Mardo is standing next to the witness booth during his trial break for murder at Colleton County Courthouse on February 23, 2023 in Colleton County, South Carolina. (Joshua Boucher/Pool/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Mulder, a former prominent South Carolina lawyer and family man, was convicted in 2023 for shelling his wife and sons Maggie and Paul.
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After the 6-week trial – twice the length of the initial estimate – the ju judges deliberate in less than three hours, I discovered he had committed a crime Both murder and weapon fees.
Murdauh is currently sentenced to consecutive life sentences. He is seeking a new trial after the court clerk in his case was charged with multiple felony charges allegedly lying to a judge about the Mardau case.
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Although these exams have a wide range of time and results, New York City defense attorney Louis Gerollomino told Fox News Digital that it would be better for longer ju judges to read than they would be deliberated in Dedham.
“My first murder trial was New York’s longest deliberation, modern history, nine days,” he told Fox News Digital. “Ju decree. Three months later, they tried him again and we were not guilty.”