Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor was questioned about a message in which he told his sister that he hoped Karen Read "kills herself."
Michael Proctor called Karen Read a "whacko," a "whack job," and referred to the defendant as a slur often referred to as the c-word. He tried to avoid saying that word, but after the defense objected, the judge ordered him to say the word.
Keith H. Bensten (complex commercial litigation) and Gemma R. Cashman (real estate and land use) have been promoted to partner at Day Pitney in Boston. Michael R. DiStefano has been elected to the partnership at Todd & Weld in Boston. He concentrates his practice on government investigations and criminal defense. The following have been prompted