Overview

• The jury sent four questions to Judge Beverly Cannone, including whether media interview clips count as evidence and how lesser-included offenses affect main charges
• Defense lawyers moved to simplify the verdict slip after last year’s hung jury but the judge denied the request
• Prosecutors pointed to vehicle data and shards of Read’s taillight, along with her estimated intoxication level, to support their case that she fatally backed into John O’Keefe
• The defense underscored lead investigator Michael Proctor’s firing over sexist texts and suggested a party attendee may have beaten O’Keefe before his body was placed in the snow
• Dozens of Read supporters wearing pink continue to line Norfolk Superior Court as deliberations resume Wednesday morning