The lead investigator in the Karen Read case has been fired after admitting that he sent sexist and crude texts about her to family and colleagues during her trial.

Michael Proctor has been fired by the Massachusetts State Police for his actions in the Karen Read investigation. Proctor faced a state police trial board over allegations of misconduct while working as the lead investigator in the Karen Read case.

During the trial, Read’s lawyers accused Proctor of manipulating evidence and conducting a biased investigation. They based the allegation in part on text messages he sent to friends, relatives and supervisors that showed him using offensive and vulgar language to describe Read.

Karen Read's case is scheduled to return to court on Thursday for what could be the final hearing before her second murder trial.

Delaying the trial date from April 1 to much later in the month “is necessary to permit Ms. Read to appeal the denial of her federal Double Jeopardy claims … to the First Circuit Court of