As murder defendant Karen Read rounds the corner on the halfway point of her second trial, the crippling weight of unpaid legal bills could be alleviated by an unlikely source: online crowdfunding.

Editor's note: This page summarizes testimony in the Karen Read trial for Thursday, May 29. For the latest updates on the Karen Read retrial, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, May 30.

The partners — Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jeannie Rhee and Jessica Phillips — said they would form their own law firm. Ms. Dunn is a prominent Democratic lawyer, having overseen debate ...

Karen Read‘s second trial in connection with the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, was paused briefly Wednesday morning after the judge said an issue came up with the ...

The Karen Read retrial returned to examining physical evidence in the case after multiple days examining a lack of professionalism by certain case investigators. The day also included testimony ...

His younger sister, Karen, was abducted and murdered in Colorado Springs in 1975 when she was just 19 years old. For a long time – almost 50 years – the actor admitted that he never knew ...

The day after her boyfriend John O'Keefe was found dead in the snow, Karen Read was arrested. She was ultimately charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a ...

Karen Read and boyfriend John O’Keefe had a bitter fight over text just hours before the Boston cop’s lifeless body was pulled out of the snow — and a stunned jury heard the entire exchange ...

A high-profile retrial: Attorneys delivered opening statements in the second murder trial of Karen Read, who is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. The first ...

Hammered Hank, the special prosecutor, came out of the gate Tuesday in the Karen Read retrial and immediately put a worldwide audience not just to sleep, but into a deep coma. The whole first day ...

The countdown is on to Karen Read’s second murder trial, and she and her lawyers were back at Norfolk Superior Court Wednesday for a hearing to tie up some loose ends. The lawyers argued over ...

DEDHAM – Jury selection is complete in the Karen Read murder trial, paving the way for the prosecution and defense to make their opening arguments next week. Read, 45, is accused of killing her ...