"Once accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, Read floated an alternate theory that she'd been framed as part of a law enforcement coverup. While prosecutors alleged Read drove drunk and backed her SUV into O'Keefe outside a home in Canton on Jan. 29, 2022, defense attorneys painted her as the victim of biased investigators and sloppy police work."
"Ex-Trooper Michael Proctor led the investigation into O'Keefe's death and was one of several officials implicated in Read's coverup claims. Defense attorneys accused Proctor of lying and fabricating evidence, and the former trooper also came under fire for his previously undisclosed ties to the Alberts, the family who owned the home where O'Keefe was found unresponsive in the snow. Proctor's vulgar texts about Read similarly cast a pall. In messages to family, friends, and coworkers, he made lewd comments about Read's health and appearance, called her a "wack job c**t" and "retarded," and joked"
Karen Read faced murder and manslaughter charges in the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, accused of backing her SUV into him while drunk on Jan. 29, 2022. Read asserted she had been framed as part of a law enforcement coverup. After a 2024 mistrial and a retrial, jurors acquitted her of murder and manslaughter; she was convicted only of a misdemeanor DUI and given one year of probation. The case triggered investigations and personnel actions against several officers, including a Canton police sergeant placed on leave and former State Trooper Michael Proctor, who faced accusations of lying, fabricating evidence, undisclosed ties to the Alberts, and vulgar texts about Read.
Read at Boston.com
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