What to know on the Karen Read murder trial as the jury deliberates a verdict

Karen Read is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe. The jury in the murder trial is now deliberating.

Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe was found unresponsive in the front yard of another officer’s suburban home on a snowy morning two years ago. He was pronounced dead shortly after, and his girlfriend, Karen Read, was charged in his murder.

Read, 44, has claimed innocence and alleged a far-reaching conspiracy among law enforcement officers to frame her in the killing.

The case is now with the jury.

The defense rested its case Monday, which marked the start of the trial's ninth week, and the jury heard closing arguments from both sides Tuesday.

Here’s what we know about the allegations.

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