Karen Read Investigators' Texts Spark Call For Bias Review

By Julie Manganis ( June 9, 2026, 6:21 PM EDT) -- The Massachusetts public defender agency said Tuesday it is requesting a review of all cases involving two state police officers who exchanged racist, sexist, antisemitic, homophobic and other offensive text messages that were discovered in the course of litigation over the high-profile prosecution of Karen Read....

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