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Releasing Trooper Proctor's phone records could jeopardize other cases, DA says
Releasing the full work phone records of embattled Massachusetts State Police Michael Proctor, who became a subject of controversy for his role in the Karen Read murder trial, could jeopardize other cases, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office said in a filing. The question of whether to release those records has now become part of the ongoing Read case,...
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Trooper fallout: List of murder cases that could rely on Proctor testimony grows
The list of murder cases around the Boston area that could rely on the testimony of an embattled Massachusetts State Police trooper continues to grow. And that poses a big question: Will Michael Proctor’s damaged credibility prevent prosecutors from proving their cases to a jury? On Thursday, the NBC10 Investigators obtained a letter that the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office...
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Questions of Michael Proctor's credibility could affect more murder cases
The NBC10 Boston Investigators are tracking the fallout of Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor’s damaging testimony in the Karen Read trial.
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Fallout from Michael Proctor's testimony in Karen Read case could be wide-ranging
The fallout from Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor’s testimony in the Karen Read trial is continuing to grow. Proctor is suspended without pay amid an internal investigation, and the situation is affecting other cases involving him. New documents obtained exclusively by NBC10 Boston show the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office, which prosecuted Read, sent a Brady letter earlier...
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Michael Proctor fallout impacting other cases
The trooper’s damning testimony in the trial against Karen Read left him suspended by the Massachusetts State Police and could have a ripple effect in other investigations.
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State police union says suspension of Proctor without pay is ‘disappointing'
The union that represents members of the Massachusetts State Police defended Trooper Michael Proctor a day after his suspension without pay. Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read case, was roundly criticized after his testimony at her murder trial. The high-profile proceedings brought to light a series of text messages he sent about Read as he investigated the 2022…
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New questions raised in Karen Read case after mistrial
Legal experts are continuing to weigh in after Karen Read’s defense sought the dismissal of two charges based on the jury deliberations leading up to the mistrial declaration.
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Why was Trooper Proctor suspended? A look back at his offensive texts about Karen Read
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read murder case, was suspended without pay after a duty status hearing Monday. He had already been relieved of duty and had his police-issued cruiser, gun and gear taken away, but was still collecting a paycheck pending the hearing. Proctor had publicly admitted to making “unprofessional and regrettable” comments about Read during the...
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Mass. State Police suspend Trooper Michael Proctor without pay
The lead investigator in the case against Karen Read has been suspended amid an internal investigation.
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Trooper Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, suspended without pay
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read murder case, has been suspended without pay after a duty status hearing Monday. Interim Police Superintendent Col. John Mawn accepted the recommendation from the duty status hearing board, a body of three commissioned officers who heard evidence in the matter, according to a police representative. Proctor had…
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Karen Read trial: Reviewing what we've learned
We’re looking back at what jurors heard through a trial that lasted more than two months and ended with a mistrial as prosecutors vow to retry their case against Karen Read.
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Proctor's duty status hearing set for Monday, Mass. State Police say
Days after relieving him of his duties, the Massachusetts State Police will determine whether the lead detective in the murder case against Karen Read will face further penalties during an ongoing investigation into his behavior. Just hours after the trial against Read ended with a hung jury, state police said Trooper Michael Proctor had been transferred from the Norfolk County…
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Karen Read trial: What would a retrial look like?
Would Judge Beverly Cannone preside over a retrial in the Karen Read case? What might be different next time around for the prosecution and the defense? We look back at the proceedings that ended this week with a hung jury.
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Will Trooper Michael Proctor testify in second Karen Read trial, Brian Walshe case?
Within hours of a mistrial being declared in the Karen Read murder trial, Massachusetts State Police announced that Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the case, had been relieved of duty and reassigned from his role as an investigator with the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office. That’s just the start of a process that is expected to result in...
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Proctor's state car, gun and gear taken away amid investigation
The lead detective in the Karen Read murder case has been relieved of his duties and faces a department hearing after his behavior was exposed during the trial. While Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor is not actively working, he’s still a member of the department and getting paid. But that could very well change. Proctor will have what’s...
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Karen Read trial: Looking at what's next after mistrial declaration
Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in John O’Keefe’s death, has been relieved of duty by the Massachusetts State Police. We look at the impact the development might have for the Karen Read case and others.
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State police take action against Michael Proctor after Karen Read trial
Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read case, is still with the Massachusetts State Police, but is not actively working amid an internal investigation into his conduct.
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Gov. Healey says state police ‘made the right decision' by relieving Michael Proctor of duty
Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday that Col. John Mawn, interim superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, “made the right decision” by relieving Trooper Michael Proctor of duty after a mistrial was declared in the case against Karen Read. “The colonel made the right decision,” she said after a housing event in Lowell. “I fully support the decision made by MSP...
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What comes next after mistrial in Karen Read murder case?
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Michael Proctor’s wife as Courtney Proctor; Courtney is Michael’s sister, Elizabeth is his wife. The legal saga in the Karen Read murder trial has garnered attention nationwide — and now, it’s prompting people to wonder what comes next, especially considering the lead investigator in the case, Massachusetts State Police trooper...
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Michael Proctor relieved of duties after mistrial declared in Karen Read case
Massachusetts State Police took action against the trooper who led the investigation into Karen Read weeks after his testimony in her murder trial, which ended Monday with a hung jury.