Veteran defense attorney Hank Brennan will lead prosecutors' retrial of Karen Read, bringing a fresh set of eyes to the controversial case.

Norfolk County prosecutors adding Hank Brennan, an independent lawyer, to lead the prosecution of Karen Read during a second trial represents an unusual step in a case without obvious conflicts of interest, experts say.

A lawyer who represented Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger will prosecute Karen Read, whose murder trial in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend ended with a hung jury, when the case is retried,

A Massachusetts district attorney has appointed a special prosecutor, who has represented “Whitey” Bulger and other prominent clients in the past, to take on the Karen Read murder case.

Her legal team wants the charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a deadly accident dropped on the grounds of double jeopardy.