The prosecution in Karen Read‘s retrial says it intends to use conversations involving a prominent blogger charged with witness intimidation in connection with the case as evidence she had a guilty conscience.

A public records request reveals that special prosecutor Hank Brennan's pay has been increased for the Karen Read trial.

The countdown is on to Karen Read's retrial next month, and there are several hearings on the agenda this week.

The nearly 4-hour hearing, presided over by Norfolk County Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone, featured competing narratives in the now three-year-old case.

Brennan also argued that the condition of Read's tail light didn't matter, showing various videos to the court where he says it is undisputed that parts of Read's tail light were already missing, to attempt to dispute the defense's allegation that Proctor damaged Read's tail light and planted evidence at the scene.

"There is no longer any federal investigation of John O’Keefe’s death or any related matters," special prosecutor Hank Brennan said. "It is closed. It is over.”

Special prosecutor Hank Brennan said he intends to call Crosby only to offer a rebuttal to testimony given by a defense expert, Dr. Marie Russell, while Gilman will be called as part of the prosecution’s case in chief.

Prosecutors in Karen Read's case want to use messages with Aidan Kearney, the blogger who writers under the name "Turtleboy," as evidence in Read's second trial.