New Delhi, June 12 -- Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe, will not testify in her second trial, which could head to jury deliberations by Friday.

As in her first trial - which ended in a mistrial - Read has opted not to testify. Speaking outside the courtroom on Tuesday, she said, "They've heard my voice. They've heard a lot of me," referring to recorded interviews already played for jurors.

Defense attorneys confirmed they've called their final witness, and closing arguments could begin this week.

Karen Read, 45, faces charges of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death. Prosecutors alle...