miller, your next witness. >> uh, the state will call robert ray. >> naturally, one of the first people prosecutors call to the the contents of the letter were what were written in it, then, um, the police needed to be called. >> it was riveting. people were like, oh, my god. i feel like there was a "i'm doing the right thing, but that's my brother." i think that first day robert ray set the tone for the entire trial. >> angela bledsoe was dead, but in some ways, she was almost able to speak to you. >> absolutely. >> -- through text messages. >> absolutely. angela complained that he was controlling and demeaning. he was sending her bible verses on how a woman should be submissive to her man. >> angela's sister, lisa laboo, took the stand to read some of the text messages they exchanged in the months leading up to the shooting. >> what did she text you on, uh, october 12th, 2018 at 5:37 a.m.? >> she says, "he's been up all night. i think, wonder if he went through my phone." >> when you were on the stand, at one point, you read a text that your sister had sent you that had alarmed you. what did it say? >> prett