After being fired in March, the Massachusetts State Police lead investigator in the Karen Read case is trying to get his job back.

Former Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor is scheduled to go before the Civil Service Commission on Tuesday, Aug. 26, and Wednesday, Aug. 27, as part of his bid to get his job back. He was put on unpaid leave in July 2024 and ultimately fired in March.

Proctor was the lead investigator in the case of Read, a Mansfield woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, Braintree native John O'Keefe. The first trial ended in a mistrial in July 2024 and Read was acquitted on most charges in her second trial, which ended in June.

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