Why Won't Any Cop Admit What Happened to Sandra Birchmore Was a Culture Problem?

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews · Jun 9, 2026 · 15m

When Michael Proctor took the stand during the first Karen Read trial, he called his own messages about the woman he was investigating “juvenile” and “unprofessional” and insisted they had “zero impact” on the investigation. When Robert Devine was confronted by the POST Commission about his alleged conduct with Sandra Birchmore, he allegedly said she “lied about everything.” When the state police union responded to Proctor’s suspension, they said it appeared to be based on nothing more than “text message exchanges.”Juvenile. Personal. Regrettable. Human. She lied. Every response from every…