In plain sight : the Kaufman County prosecutor murders / Kathryn Casey.
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- ISBN: 0062363506
- ISBN: 9780062363503
- Physical Description: 477 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
- Edition: First paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, [2018]
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In Plain Sight : The Kaufman County Prosecutor Murders
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True crime author Casey (Possessed) tells the story of how on the morning of January 31, 2013, in Kaufman County, TX, Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was gunned down while walking to the county courthouse. Then eight weeks later, on March 30, District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were murdered in their home. Panic and fear set in among the legal community. After the second murder, police arrested Eric Williams, once a powerful attorney and elected official in the county until McLelland and Hasse prosecuted him for "removing" three monitors from the IT room without authorization. Because of his conviction, Williams was removed from his elected position and lost his law license. Williams then drew up a hit list for those he perceived had wronged him. With the help of his wife, Kim, he killed Hasse and the McLellands. Convicted of murdering these prosecutors, Williams was sentenced to death, with his wife receiving a 40-year sentence. Casey's account is well researched and detailed, perhaps too much so at times, as it takes a while to get the story of the crime. VERDICT For all true crime collections.-Michael Sawyer, Daytona Beach, FL © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.