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Karen Read sues the police agencies that investigated her Boston police boyfriend's death
- Karen Read filed a Bristol County lawsuit alleging misconduct and negligence by state and local police in her boyfriend’s death investigation.
- The suit claims an ‘embedded culture’ of bigotry and failures within the agencies contributed to the investigation.
- Read seeks damages for legal fees, lost income, emotional distress, and reputational harm.
- The complaint cites messages from former trooper Proctor and Sgt. Goode showing alleged bias and misconduct.
- State Police Superintendent Col. Geoffrey Noble said the messages are racist and abhorrent and defended changes since his tenure.
- The town of Canton stated it had not yet been served with the complaint but defended its leadership and modernization efforts.
- Read was acquitted of murder and related charges but convicted on a lesser drunken driving count in relation to O’Keefe’s death.
- Proctor was fired after the internal findings and later became a focal point for Read supporters alleging a tainted investigation.
- Read’s legal team cites ongoing concerns about misconduct by investigators as part of the lawsuit’s basis.
- The suit outlines specific damages including legal fees, lost income, emotional distress, and reputational harm.
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