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Massachusetts State Police Col. John Mawn said the department needs to "look in the mirror" and work to rebuild public trust
After a deadlocked jury in Karen Read's conspiracy-or-murder case forced a mistrial, the saga could go several ways, and it all depends on what the prosecution chooses to do
State Police announced that Trooper Michael Proctor, the compromised lead investigator in the Karen Read case who admitted on the witness stand to sending crude and dehumanizing text messages about Read,
DEDHAM - The Karen Read murder trial ended in a mistrial. So what happens next? The Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said they intend to re-try the case. But it will be complicated. The trial calendar at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham,
The top investigator in the Karen Read murder case was relieved from his position on Monday, authorities said.
Shortly after the judge declared a mistrial, the Norfolk District Attorney’s office said it will retry the case against Read. Jurors weighed the case for nearly a week, and the jury foreman said continuing to deliberate "would be futile.
Massachusetts State Police announced that Michael Proctor was "relieved of duty" and transferred out of Norfolk County District Attorney's Office State Police Detective's Unit.
A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors said they were at an impasse in the murder trial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022.
Despite our commitment to the duty entrusted to us, we find ourselves deeply divided by fundamental differences in our opinions and state of mind,’' the jury foreman wrote, leading judge to declare a mistrial.
One of the jurors in Karen Read's murder trial spoke out to WBZ about their experience on the case before it was declared a mistrial.
A judge in Massachusetts on Monday declared a mistrial in the murder case of Karen Read after the jury said it was deadlocked because of "deeply held convictions that each of us carry."
He was the real victim of this sad story. Instead, the pseudo-drama of Read as victim became a national sensation.
The Karen Read murder trial was declared a mistrial on Monday, but there are still three other investigations that are tied to the case.
A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors deadlocked in the polarizing and much-watched case of Karen Read, a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm.
Years of tensions, mudslinging and conspiracies remains deadlocked because of "deeply held convictions" in murder trial of Karen Read, the jury's note says.
Michael Proctor, relieved of duty by State Police after testimony at Karen Read trial, is reassigned
Because Proctor remains a State Police employee, his name must appear somewhere on the agency’s roster, said State Police spokesperson Tim McGuirk.
The murder trial of Karen Read ended in a mistrial Monday after jurors couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict, prolonging a case that’s divided a Massachusetts community amid allegations of a sweeping cover-up by police and investigative misconduct.
Disciplinary action has been taken against the lead investigator in the Karen Read murder case due to inappropriate texts sent during the investigation. WBTS' Kirsten Glavin reports.
State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who called Karen Read a "a wack job c**t" and "retarded" in text messages, was relieved of duty Monday.
The case of Karen Read on charges that she killed her Boston police officer boyfriend by striking him with her SUV has ended in a mistrial.
For now, the inability of the jury to render a verdict is, indeed, a victory for Read, said Daniel Conley, former Suffolk district attorney.
Following days of deliberations and multiple notes from the deadlocked jury, Judge Beverly Cannone has declared a mistrial in the high-profile and often contentious Karen Read murder trial. The jury was tasked with determining whether Read,
A judge declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of drunkenly driving into her police officer boyfriend and leaving him to die in January 2022, in a case featuring accusations of a vast police cover-up and investigative misconduct.
Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday said Massachusetts State Police made the “right decision” in relieving Trooper Michael Proctor of his duties following the conclusion of the Karen Read murder trial, which was declared a mistrial on Monday after five days of jury deliberations.
In Massachusetts, jurors are not required to speak with anyone after a trial ends, though they may choose to do so. The post Juror in Karen Read trial speaks out. Will we hear from others? appeared first on Boston.
One day after the jarring mistrial in the Karen Read murder case, a top state law enforcement watchdog is demanding an “indispensable” probe of the State Police to hopefully restore confidence in the embattled agency.
The Massachusetts state trooper accused of manipulating evidence in the case of Boston officer John O’Keefe's death and sending vulgar texts about Karen Read, O'Keefe's girlfriend and the prime suspect in his death,
President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts said Proctor’s text messages have “no relationship” to any allegations of “cover-ups, collusion, or conspiracies." The post Union for State Police troopers reacts to Michael Proctor being relieved of duties after Karen Read mistrial appeared first on Boston.
A judge declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of drunkenly driving into her police officer boyfriend.
BOSTON — Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read murder case, has been relieved of duty effective immediately. Read, 44, of Mansfield, is charged with second-degree murder,
Turtleboy, the zealous blogger defending Karen Read — he even got arrested in the process — speaks on the case that has consumed Massachusetts.
A jury was unable to reach a verdict in the trial of Karen Read, who was accused of backing her SUV into her boyfriend and leaving him for dead
A man appearing in Dedham District Court for a probation violation hearing sprinted outside and onto the busy street where Karen Read supporters waited for a verdict, a scene that a state trooper described as the “most bizarre spectacle.
Norfolk County prosecutors convinced some jurors beyond a reasonable doubt that Karen Read killed her boyfriend — but some held out.
The governor and the head of Massachusetts State Police are reacting to lead Karen Read investigator Trooper Michael Proctor being relieved of duty.
The jury in the Karen Read murder trial said for a third time they could not reach a verdict. Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial. “Despite our rigorous efforts we continue to find ourselves at an impasse,
Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, but alleges a cover-up by his fellow cops. The high-drama case ended in a mistrial and with the lead investigator dismissed. Prosecutors now plan to retry it.
The lead investigator in the sensational Karen Read case—which ended in a mistrial on Monday—has been transferred out of the local Detective’s Unit for “serious misconduct” in connection with the trial,
Trooper Michael Proctor’s base pay remains $106,588, which is pretty damn good for a dunce who otherwise would be laboring in either the landscaping or the hospitality industry.
A mistrial was declared in the murder trial for Massachusetts woman Karen Read when jurors were unable to reach a verdict on Read’s charges of second-degree murder of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, vehicular manslaughter while under the influence,
There will be a status hearing later this month about the next steps for a new trial for Karen Read. Yahoo News
In text messages State Police Trooper Michael Proctor was made to read on the stand, he called Read “a wack job” and said he hoped she would kill herself
Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read case, was "relieved of duty" hours after a mistrial was declared.
A mistrial has been declared in the case of Karen Read. Mass State Police say the lead investigator in the case, Trooper Michael Proctor, has been relieved of duty. He can no longer work cases or function as a trooper as the internal investigation continues.