Reporter Christina Rex

It's revealed through a series of text messages sent by Trooper Michael Proctor that he's clearly biased against Karen Reed and willing to cover for fellow law enforcement officers.

It's revealed through a series of text messages sent by Trooper Michael Proctor that he's clearly biased against Karen Reed and willing to cover for fellow law enforcement officers.

Jen McCabe was one of the witnesses that was night and day on direct examination versus cross. You had heard a lot about her in openings. We had heard a lot about her outside of the courtroom. You know, she was one of those witnesses that the defense really had pointed to. And she came in and she testified for the Commonwealth, and she seemed like a perfect witness.

Jen McCabe was one of the witnesses that was night and day on direct examination versus cross. You had heard a lot about her in openings. We had heard a lot about her outside of the courtroom. You know, she was one of those witnesses that the defense really had pointed to. And she came in and she testified for the Commonwealth, and she seemed like a perfect witness.

You know, composed, answers to everything, remembered details, had text messages to back it up, a mother of four girls, really remembered details. And then on her cross-examination, she kind of fell apart and died. She was emotional and she was defensive.

You know, composed, answers to everything, remembered details, had text messages to back it up, a mother of four girls, really remembered details. And then on her cross-examination, she kind of fell apart and died. She was emotional and she was defensive.

I don't know if the jury knows this, because they probably don't know the backstory, but you could tell that the animosity she felt towards the defense attorneys because of the narrative that had been created about her and her family ahead of this trial, that came out on the stand.

I don't know if the jury knows this, because they probably don't know the backstory, but you could tell that the animosity she felt towards the defense attorneys because of the narrative that had been created about her and her family ahead of this trial, that came out on the stand.

It was so tense in that courtroom, in my opinion, more tense during Jen McCabe's cross-examination than any other period in the trial.

It was so tense in that courtroom, in my opinion, more tense during Jen McCabe's cross-examination than any other period in the trial.

It is one hour of secondhand embarrassment. I don't know how else to describe it. It was so awkward in that courtroom. He had to read these really awkward, flirty text messages where it seemed like Karen Reed was hitting on him and he wasn't taking a hint. He wasn't really understanding what was going on.

It is one hour of secondhand embarrassment. I don't know how else to describe it. It was so awkward in that courtroom. He had to read these really awkward, flirty text messages where it seemed like Karen Reed was hitting on him and he wasn't taking a hint. He wasn't really understanding what was going on.

Then the texts get read and it is one hour of secondhand embarrassment. I don't know how else to describe it. It was so awkward in that courtroom. He had to read these really awkward, flirty text messages where it seemed like Karen Reid was hitting on him and he wasn't taking a hint.

Then the texts get read and it is one hour of secondhand embarrassment. I don't know how else to describe it. It was so awkward in that courtroom. He had to read these really awkward, flirty text messages where it seemed like Karen Reid was hitting on him and he wasn't taking a hint.