The lawsuit filed Thursday by Karen Read against Massachusetts State Police and Canton Police revealed a long history of disturbing text messages between former police officers Michael Proctor and Sean Goode that allegedly included racial slurs, sexist comments and other offensive material.
Proctor was the lead investigator in Read’s case. He was fired by the State Police in March 2025 in part due to messages he sent about Read that came to light during her first trial, including one where he said “Hopefully she kills herself.”
Goode, a former Canton police sergeant, resigned Tuesday in the middle of an internal investigation related to the dozens
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