Karen Read's lawyers say Massachusetts State Police had "control" of the jury during her first trial. A judge forcefully denied those claims.

The Karen Read case is the subject of two hearings in separate courthouses on Wednesday. First, Read appealed a recent decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court at federal court in South Boston.

A federal investigation into the handling of John O’Keefe’s death no longer casts a shadow over the local case of accused murderer Karen Read, the prosecution confirmed. “There is no longer any federal investigation into the investigation of John O’Keefe’s death or any related matter,