Trooper Who Led Investigation in Sensational Murder Case Relieved of Duties
Published on July 3, 2024
The Massachusetts state trooper who led the investigation that resulted in former college lecturer Karen Read being charged with the 2022 murder of her boyfriend, a Boston police officer, has been relieved of duty. Ms. Read’s trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts, ended in a mistrial on July 1 after the jury failed to deliver a verdict. “Upon learning today’s result, the Department took immediate action to relieve Trooper Michael Proctor of duty,” Massachusetts State Police Interim Lieutenant Colonel John Mawn said in a statement posted on July 1 on the State Police’s Facebook page. Mr. Mawn said that Mr. Proctor remains employed as a state trooper, but has been removed from the state’s police detective unit....