Karen Read’s verdict could come fast—or not: Here’s what other cases show

A former Massachusetts financial analyst accused of killing her Boston cop boyfriend in a drunken hit-and-run is awaiting her fate after a second lengthy trial in a small courthouse in Dedham.

Karen Read, 45, faces murder and other charges in the death of 46-year-old John O'Keefe, who had taken in his orphaned niece and nephew and appeared to want to end the relationship.

Jurors spent just under two hours deliberating Friday and returned Monday for their first full day.

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