As the second murder trial of Karen Read draws to a close and another jury deliberates whether she killed her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, the movement proclaiming her innocence has grown even larger,

CNN highlights about a dozen witnesses called over the last eight weeks, whose testimony illuminated key pieces of the theories presented by prosecutors and Read’s defense.

Karen Read’s defense team renewed its effort to amend the verdict slip jurors will use to record their decision, but the request was once again denied.

Hundreds of people formed a sea of pink —  the color Read’s defenders have taken up to show their allegiance — around the Norfolk County Supreme Courthouse in Dedham, where some fans held a