Experts say jurors' questions in Karen Read's retrial suggest they may be considering lesser charges than murder in the case of her boyfriend John O'Keefe's death

Defense attorneys for Karen Read rested their case Wednesday, bringing her retrial for the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend one step closer to its blockbuster conclusion.

Karen Read's defense rested its case after a biomechanical engineer told jurors John O'Keefe's injuries were inconsistent with a car crash.

A Massachusetts jury has begun deliberating in Karen Read's second murder trial over the killing of her police officer boyfriend.

After the defense wrapped up its questioning of Rentschler, Prosecutor Hank Brennan told the judge he did not plan to call any more witnesses, reversing an earlier request to recall a different crash expert. The lawyers agreed to begin their closing arguments at 9 a.m. Friday. They'll then hand the case to the jury.

Lawyers for Karen Read rested their case Wednesday, nearly two weeks after they began mounting a defense that sought to undermine allegations that she drunkenly backed her SUV into her boyfriend, a Boston police officer,

We talked to three defense attorneys about retrials they've seen, how they turn out and what they think of the Karen Read murder case.