. >> the defense questioning the lead investigator, state trooper michael proctor, on the stand in an attempt to discredit the investigation, asking him to read aloud derogatory texts he sent about reed. >> if you could just read the responses from yourself, sir. >> okay. these came from me. she's a whack job. yes, she's a babe. we had fall river accent, though. no. >> what, if any, impact did that have as far as your investigation was concerned regarding this? >> yeah, these juvenile, unprofessional comments have zero impact on the facts and the evidence and the integrity of this investigation. >> after the trial, proctor was suspended without pay. the massachusetts state police said there's an internal investigation into his conduct. but after five days of jury deliberations. no verdict. >> i'm declaring a mistrial in this case. >> family and friends. remembering john, the son who always dreamed of being a police officer. >> he was lost in this whole circus. and i think none of us want him to be lost. so i think we were all waiting for that it to be finally over so we can finally gr