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Her and recognition in many lives colleen touched, we will carry on and do our very best to find the good in every day. Reporter from Opening Statements the defense in this trial had suggested and maintained that philip chism did it, that he committed the murder but it was their view with their expert witnesses throughout this trial that he was insane at the time of that crime. Prosecutors said it just wasnt possible this was premeditated and in the end the jury didnt buy that insanity defense. ...

Interview, all the personal interview, all information. And not all the time in cases like these are we afforded the chances to the Surveillance Video of before the crime was committed and after the crime was committed. Do you think that had an impact seeing his mannerisms before the crime and after the crime on what they i think so. Its a new day. Theres surveillance everywhere. Its not every murder case you see this kind of thing. But from other cases a lot of video. In this case i think that ...

Instructions given by the judge over whether or not Colleen Ritzer was dead or alive when that crime took place and in the end when the jury came back, they found philip chism guilty on the most serious charge, that firstdegree murder charge. As you mentioned, it was courtroom. Family members of the ritzer family, including ritzers mother broke down and she was later members. Ritzer took the stand for the prosecution earlier on in this trial and they sat here in court day in and day out. They we...

DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Jurors heard testimony from three new witnesses in the highly-anticipated murder trial of Karen Read Tuesday.The defense also cross examined a<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/first-responders-testify-as-karen-read-murder-trial-continues/">Read More</a>

DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Testimony resumed Tuesday in the highly-anticipated murder trial of Karen Read.The trial kicked off in Norfolk Superior Court on Monday, more<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/second-day-of-testimony-underway-in-karen-read-murder-trial/">Read More</a>

DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Jurors heard testimony from three new witnesses in the highly-anticipated murder trial of Karen Read Tuesday.The defense also cross examined a<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/first-responders-testify-as-karen-read-murder-trial-continues/">Read More</a>

DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Legal expert Tom Hoopes spoke with 7News after the conclusion of the first day of testimony in the Karen Read murder<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/7news-legal-expert-weighs-in-on-first-day-of-karen-read-murder-trial-testimony/">Read More</a>

Twelve jurors have been seated on the Karen Read murder trial as of Thursday afternoon, but the judge wants four more jurors to serve as<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/jury-selection-continues-in-karen-read-murder-case/">Read More</a>

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