Overview
- The 46-page complaint, filed in Bristol Superior Court, names eight defendants including former MSP investigator Michael Proctor, Sgt. Yuriy Bukhenik, Lt. Brian Tully, Brian and Nicole Albert, Jennifer and Matthew McCabe, and ATF agent Brian Higgins.
- Read alleges O’Keefe was killed inside the Alberts’ Canton home during an altercation, with his body moved outside to mimic a vehicular death, citing a disputed Google search for how long a person might take to die in the cold.
- The suit accuses investigators of misconduct, noting Proctor’s firing over offensive texts, alleged undisclosed ties to the Alberts, failures to promptly search the house or seize phones, mishandled evidence, and instances of alleged evidence planting.
- Attorneys for the Alberts, McCabes, and Higgins deny the claims as defamatory, preview motions to dismiss, possible removal to federal court, plus counterclaims targeting Read and blogger Aidan Kearney.
- A separate wrongful-death case by O’Keefe’s family remains active in Plymouth Superior Court, with Read seeking consolidation that a judge has not yet ruled on.