This is why the Sean Goode and Michael Proctor texts matter. It is not just that the messages were vile. They were.
It is not just that they showed racism, misogyny, and a complete lack of professionalism. They did.
It is that these messages came out of a friend circle that overlaps with the very Canton social network at the center of the Karen Read case.
The “Kenner” in the chats is Kenner Johnson, son of a former New England Patriots player. This tight knit circle included people like Kati Brown, who has a child with Keith Albert, along with Jillian Daniels, Courtney Proctor, and others connected to the Canton group.
That matters.
Courtney Proctor is Michael Proctor’s sister.
Keith Albert is Brian Albert’s brother.
Brian Albert owned 34 Fairview Road.
John O’Keefe was found on that property.
Michael Proctor became the lead investigator.
Sean Goode was working dispatch when the 911 calls came in, responded to the scene, interacted with the Alberts, and later turned out to be part of this same ugly text-message world.
So please spare us the idea that people are “reaching” when they talk about conflicts of interest.
This was not six degrees of separation.
This was one degree, two degrees, and in some places basically sitting at the same table.
When an investigation involves a house owned by one connected family, a lead investigator whose family is close to that circle, and a Canton officer tied into the same network, the public has every right to ask
Was this an investigation?
Or was this a protection plan?