A mistrial was declared Monday in the murder trial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend, after the jury failed to reach a verdict.
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00:0022-117 commonwealth versus Karen Reed all right the jury is at an impasse so
00:08we'll bring them in. Judge Kanone despite our rigorous efforts we continue to find
00:25ourselves at an impasse our perspectives on the evidence are starkly divided some
00:31members of the jury firmly believe that the evidence surpasses the burden of
00:35proof establishing the elements of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt
00:40conversely others find the evidence fails to meet this standard and does not
00:45sufficiently establish the necessary elements of the charges the deep
00:50division is not due to a lack of effort or diligence but rather a sincere
00:55adherence to our individual principles and moral convictions to continue to
01:00deliberate would be futile and only serve to force us to compromise these
01:05deeply held beliefs I'm not going to do that to you folks your service is
01:10complete I'm declaring a mistrial in this case I'll be in to see you
01:14privately in a few minutes so thank you so much for your service