State troopers with connections to Karen Read murder trial to be investigated

BOSTON (WWLP) – The Massachusetts State Police announced that they are investigating two troopers who testified at the Karen Read murder trial.

Detective Lt. Brian Tully, and Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik were both called to the stand last month during the lengthy trial. The two troopers remain on active duty. State police declined to give further information about the investigation.

Before the trial began, state police confirmed Trooper Michael Proctor was also the subject of an internal investigation. After a mistrial was declared, he was ultimately suspended without pay.
Testimony revealed disparaging texts Proctor sent about Read while investigating her for John O’Keefe’s death.

Read was charged with murder in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, in January of 2022. O’Keefe was found outside the Canton home of Brian Albert, another Boston police officer. Prosecutors argued that Read hit him with her SUV and left him for dead, while the defense claimed she was framed in a wide-ranging coverup.

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