This is the Hidden Killers podcast with Tony Brewski and continuing coverage of the case against Karen Reid.

Thank you, Your Honor. Good afternoon, Sergeant Buknik.

Good afternoon, sir.

I want to talk to you for a second about roles in this case in this investigation. Would you agree with me that Michael Proctor was the lead investigator as well as the case agent in charge of this case?

He was assigned as the case officer for the case.

In that position, given the fact that it was his assignment, would you agree with me

that he had a leadership role as so far as the investigation of the case was concerned?

I wouldn't call it a leadership role.

It's more of a facilitator, liaison between the DA's personnel within the office and the

state police.

He also helps facilitate any missions outstanding tasks and need to be completed.

He obviously had a supervisor, correct?

I'm sorry, can repeat that?

He obviously had a supervisor, correct?

He did, yes, that would be myself.

That would be you.

Yes.

Every case has some lead trooper in your unit, correct?

Every case is assigned to someone to sort of be in charge and lead the charge of the investigation.

Is that right?

Every case has a case officer that manages the investigation.

Right. And managing the investigation doesn't mean just, you know, typing out schedules. It means actually managing the investigation. Right. And managing the investigation doesn't mean just, you know, typing up schedules.

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