Overview

• Read faces charges of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death.
• Prosecutors contend she struck Officer John O’Keefe with her SUV during a drinking-fueled argument on January 29, 2022, and abandoned him in the snow.
• The defense maintains Read dropped O’Keefe off at fellow officer Brian Albert’s home and argues investigators overlooked other suspects due to early bias.
• Judge Beverly Cannone granted each side one hour and 15 minutes for closing arguments and instructed jurors to begin deliberations by late afternoon.
• Supporters and true-crime enthusiasts have gathered outside Norfolk Superior Court as the case draws national attention.