Beyond The Horizon
The Karen Read Trial: Trooper Proctor And His Conduct And The Scrutiny He Is Now Receiving (6/24/24)
Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read murder trial, has been under significant scrutiny. His derogatory text messages about Read, sent to friends and colleagues, have cast doubt on his professionalism and the integrity of the investigation. Proctor referred to Read using disparaging terms and joked about the evidence, which defense attorneys argue indicates bias and mishandling of the case. Legal experts believe this severely undermines the prosecution's case, as jurors may question the reliability of the investigation and the credibility of the evidence presented.
Proctor's testimony revealed that he called Read a "wack job" and commented on her appearance and accent. Despite his apologies and assertions that his personal views did not impact the investigation, the defense has used these messages to argue that the investigation was compromised from the start. The defense contends that John O'Keefe, the victim, was actually murdered by someone inside the house where he was dropped off, not by Read, as the prosecution alleges. This contentious issue remains central as the trial progresses.
In this episode, we head back out to Canton for another look at Trooper Proctor and his conduct throughout this investigation.
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- 24 Jun 2024
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What's up everyone and welcome back to the program. During our five years together, we have witnessed all kinds of wacky, crazy-ass cases. But when we're talking about a bunch of knuckleheads being involved in a case, or inserting themselves into a case, I don't think we could find one that is more chock full of stupidity than the Karen Reed trial. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it honestly, and that's really why I haven't been talking about it lately, because there's too much of a circus surrounding what's going on. You have people on either side of the argument cheering like it's some sort of sporting event, and these moronic content creators thinking that they're part of the story inserting themselves as main characters really turns me off. And there's just a whole bunch of stupidity surrounding what's going on, and it seems like the levels of stupid get amped up each and every day. Meanwhile in the background, we have a trial going on, and we're trying to figure out what happened to John O'Keefe, and as somebody who came into this cold, I don't think that the Commonwealth made their case, folks. I don't think there was enough there there. And considering the scattershot nature of this investigation, I don't know how anyone who comes in cold could look at it and say, you know what, I'm comfortable with what went down. I think that the investigation was on point, and I think that the investigators knew exactly what they were doing. I don't think anybody out there thinks that or is going to say that. Nobody who's impartial. Now I've seen people that are, I guess you would say cheering for the Commonwealth talk a bunch of nonsense throughout this trial. Like, are you really going to try and gaslight people who are listening to you? People who are watching your program that there's a bunch of evidence here that slams home the case and proves that Karen Reed hit John O'Keefe beyond a reasonable doubt, because I haven't seen anything that even comes close to raising to that level. And now that the Commonwealth has ended their case, they finished their argument. I don't know how anyone could think that that was sufficient to put somebody in jail for murder. Now look, maybe if they would have charged her with like vehicular homicide or something like that manslaughter or something like that, maybe, but they overcharged her. The evidence is garbage. And as we're about to find out in this article, this trooper proctor dude really screwed everything up. Today's article is from 10 Boston and the headline proctor is conduct in Karen Reed case. Maybe Trey is training. Exclusive documents show may be Trey is training. I don't think that there's any police officer in the land who would think this is a good idea unless you're an absolute buffoon who's gotten away with a bunch of bullshit before and it's looking like Mr. Proctor might be that kind of guy. This article was authored by Kathy Curran. Massachusetts state police trooper Michael Proctor was the lead investigator in the high profile Karen Reed murder trial and has been in the spotlight for his conduct and handling of the high profile case. Now look, bro, you're not only investigating a murder, you're investigating the murder of a fallen police officer, one of your brothers in blue. Don't you think you're going to go the extra mile? Don't you think you're going to collect evidence at the scene the right way? Why are you using a blower? Oh, well, there was a lot of snow. I don't want to hear that shit. Get out there on your hands and knees and dig through that snow. Why are you using a stop and shop or whatever bag to put evidence in? You fools don't have anything to store evidence in so it won't get contaminated. Is that what you'd really have me believe? Maybe a few less trips to the bar and a few more trips to training classes. The conduct revealed during Proctor's testimony in the trial is another stain on the mass state police and there could be serious implications for Proctor himself. Proctor took an oath back in 2014 and now 10 years later, experts say his actions and admissions in this case may have betrayed the badge may have. Look, I'm not somebody who's out here thinking that everybody's perfect, right? And people make mistakes all the time. But the text messages that this dude was sending in the middle of this investigation. Now again, I get it dudes. We talk some wild shit. There's no doubt about it. And we say some crazy shit to each other stuff. Most of us would probably never say in public, right? But this is different. You're a police officer. This is somebody you're investigating. Have some integrity. Don't you realize that at some point your text messages might be subpoenaed as part of the overall investigation? But here he is out here talking this nonsense. And I'll tell you what, all those people that are, you know, f care and read this at the other thing. Would you feel the same way if it was your mother or you on trial and you had the lead investigator talking like this? I find it to be crass. And if I was in charge of what's going on for the state police, I'd be getting rid of Mr. Proctor. When Proctor took the witness stand, he read some of the vulgar text he sent from his private cell phone to family, friends and fellow troopers about Karen Reed, the woman accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe. Reed's defense is maintained that she is being framed as part of a large scale cover up and has pointed to Proctor as a key factor. Proctor was a member of the mass SP's 81st recruitment training troop graduating in 2014. State police records obtained by NBC 10's Boston investigators show that he completed thousands hours of training throughout the years, including skills like smartphone forensics, fair and impartial policing, investigative techniques and crime scene. Since joining the district attorneys detective unit in 2019, Proctor has completed additional training on digital cell phone records and homicide investigations. They better up that training because bro obviously needs it. This is not a good police officer. This is not a good representation of those who wear the badge. This is exactly the kind of person that shouldn't have a badge. This man right here should not be in charge of who's going to jail and who's not going to jail. And obviously he can't be relied upon to lead an investigation. A, this investigation was shitty. B, he's involved in all kinds of misconduct. So what do you do? Do you reduce him down to a desk job? Probably what's going to happen considering the union. But if I had my way, this man would be fired, just like you would be fired from your job if you sucked. If I got on here every day and talked a bunch of nonsense that nobody cared about, well, nobody would tune in, right? And then I'd have to go find a job like everybody else. Well, Mr. Proctor, you're on the fucking clock clown. And is there anything more disruptive and more destructive to an investigation than a police officer who's an absolute clown? Boston defense attorney Doug Luzon has represented law enforcement in criminal and civil cases across the state for decades. When asked about Proctor's controversial texts, Luzon told us he thought any rational person trained or not would know that sending those texts were inappropriate behavior. Yeah, you don't have to be a fully trained police officer to know that that's not good. If you're a middle manager at McDonald's, and you sent these kinds of text messages about anybody and the company found out, do you think you'd keep your job? Or do you think your ass will get fired? But much like these moronic professors that we see at these universities hanging out with these little terrorists. A lot of these police officers are protected by the union and the union will go the extra mile, no matter what, to protect their brothers in blue. And inevitably what it does is it makes people not trust the unions makes people not like the police officers because it feels like they're being covered for. And unfortunately, the ban plays on. And when you have the optics that we have here, it's not good. This man should have been fired yesterday. The fact that he was the lead investigator and felt so unrestrained in his language shows a stunning lack of judgment and it shows a lack of supervision. The lack of someone jumping in and saying this is inappropriate. And that trickles back to the first night he showed up on that scene. As soon as he became aware of who was involved as witnesses, he should have stepped back and said, Look, I can't take this case. Luzon said. And while you'd have to have some integrity to do that, right? But instead, Proctor had to be the big man. And now we all find ourselves taken a bite of this shit sandwich. Testimony has also shown that Proctor was familiar with some of the key witnesses in the case. Several investigations have been launched into the handling of the read case. Multiple sources tell us an ongoing federal investigation opens the door to Proctor's personal texts. They also tell us the state's peace office standards and training commission, which certifies police officers is monitoring the case and an internal investigation by state police is underway. Well, hallelujah. This man has done an incredible amount of damage, honestly. This is horrible. And if you had the goods on Karen Reed, and you had her dead to write, then just prosecute the case, there's no need for all the bullshit. But when you see all this bullshit pop up, and then there's a bunch of questions about the process, then people are definitely not going to be on board and just say, Oh, you know what, the state's right. Let's give them the benefit of the doubt. If anything, anyone who's paying attention understands that the state has so much power that they can't be given the benefit of the doubt. The state has to do everything the right way. Everything has to be done correctly. All eyes dotted, all teas crossed, no bullshit, no prosecutorial misconduct, and something like this from a lead investigator. Folks, this is not good. And if you think the juries out there saying to themselves, uh, this is no big deal. You're crazy. While on the stand proctor defended his work saying these are unprofessional, but they absolutely did not detract from the integrity of the investigation. When referring to the text he sent, the mass state police have rules, regulations and policies that include organizational values, codes of ethics, unbecoming conduct, bias based policing, dissemination of information, and telephone use. Well, how many of those rules has Mr. Proctor broken? Seems to me just about all of them. Retired state trooper Todd McGee called Proctor's behavior devastating to a law enforcement professional's career. He said he doesn't reflect the behavior of most troopers, but what's been exposed may have violated the oath that's supposed to be upheld. May have? I understand, you know, back the blue and all that, but sometimes when a dog shows you its ass, well, it's just an ass. The conduct is clearly egregious. Conduct must always compliment the department and must always be in the highest regard in a sense to protect the name of the state police. There are probably three or four different areas that could trigger violations said McGee. The county district attorney's office told us Proctor is still performing his normal duties. Proctor's conduct raises possible bradyless concerns that could prevent him from testifying in future cases. Mass state police had no comment for this story and NBC 10 Boston investigators never heard back from Proctor's lawyer. Oh, of course not. Now he has nothing to say, huh? Bro had a lot to say in those text messages has nothing to say now, though, does he? Folks look, people like this are no good and they shouldn't be in the position that he's in. And there needs to be some sort of remedy to address this. This man shouldn't even be a security guard at the mall, in my opinion. Some people aren't cut out for this shit. Chances are Mr. Proctor was one of those dudes who was bullied as a kid. And this is his chance to get some comeback, right? Oh, I'm a big bad police officer now in Canton. Oh yeah, big bad police officer. Have another beer you moron and keep this in mind. While all this bullshit's happening and this side shows taking place between content creators and other people. Mr. O'Keefe's dead. And nobody is any closer to figuring out once and for all what happened. And a lot of that blame, if not all of it, lands directly at the feet of the investigators. And I think that when all is said and done and we get a verdict here and then we start hearing from the jurors, that's exactly the story they're going to sing. All right, folks, that's going to do it for this one. All of the information that goes with this episode can be found in the description box.