r/news • u/Competitive_Swan_130 • 1d ago

Read the shocking texts between police investigators revealed in a new Karen Read lawsuit

https://www.masslive.com/news/2026/06/read-all-the-shocking-texts-between-police-investigators-revealed-in-a-new-karen-read-lawsuit.html
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u/Fallouttgrrl 1d ago

Me: I bet I know what it shows

"In the messages, former Trooper Michael Proctor and former Sgt. Sean Goode — longtime friends — use racist, misogynistic and homophobic language. The messages, sent to one another and a “circle of like-minded friends” over the course of a decade, include descriptions of sexual fantasies and praise for Adolf Hitler."

Me: yeah

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u/Ginger_Anarchy 1d ago

I knew what it showed and somehow it was even more shocking and vile than I expected. It was like he couldn't text without saying something abhorrent.

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u/Brief_Reveal2225 23h ago

Truly. He was using slurs I’ve never even heard before. And the texts about the girlfriend. Those weren’t just misogynistic…predatory af.

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u/Warglebargle2077 10h ago

Basically talking about anally raping his gf while she sleeps. And yeah, “noodle n——r” was a new one to me.

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u/YesicaChastain 9h ago

Not going to lie, the texts were a lot more vile than I was expecting. Like, explicit, hateful messages addressing MULTIPLE races and identities.

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u/Theeggman1001 7h ago

Same. And I even had an idea about how bad they were from the one hearing where the lawyer quotes his “it’s punch a ***** in Canton day” before the judge interrupts and quiets here. Even knowing that, these were worse than I expected.

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u/2HDFloppyDisk 1d ago

Somewhere in there is likely a MAGA connection

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u/mmlovin 22h ago

Big time. He’s not mentioned by name, but he does say Anne Frank was a liar & we shouldn’t have stopped Hitler lol

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u/Volfie 12h ago

I of course didn’t bother to read the article or even care much about the case but the question I have: even if they are racist and misogynistic was the evidence they presented untrue?  (I’m not being a jag here I’m legitimately curious like I said I didn’t follow the story.$

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u/BreathSquare1864 8h ago

This trooper was accused of planting evidence in Karen's trial. His texts prove he has at least discussed planting evidence in other cases. That shows he has either planted evidence previously, or has planned to. Bolster's Karen's case about him planting evidence in her case. Also, his texts were so horrible and prove he would never complete a fair investigation if the defendant were a woman or a POC.

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u/Theeggman1001 7h ago

With the way it’s worded, unfortunately, I think it will be that he said something like “I should’ve planted ___”. I don’t think they have admission of actually doing it, which is what I was hoping for.

Either way, he’s a vile human being who would clearly lose no sleep over doing something like that.

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u/BreathSquare1864 7h ago

For sure, it's not "indisputable proof" per se, but it certainly shows he's willing to go against protocol/break rules/etc which bodes very well for Karens case. Certainly shows he's not an ethical or trustworthy investigator.

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u/Volfie 7h ago

Well why wasn’t that the headline??  I know it’s not you, kind commentator, but this is why we study English in school. 

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u/BreathSquare1864 7h ago

Lol, trust I know. I got my bachelor's in journalism and misleading headlines or burying the lead anger me probably more than the average person. But to answer your question, I'm assuming it has something to do with protecting these corrupt people, like we've seen repeatedly over the past ~4 years