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And the first killing. they had already been looking into that link before the district attorney was killed. they have produced nor evidence to think they are linked, at least that they have made public. one loose thread that everybody does seem willing to pull, though, is related to white supremacist prison gangs. on the day that the assistant d.a. was killed, the justice department has just cited the kaufman countys d.a. office announcing guilty pleas from two gang leaders from the aryan broth...

Again, thats from an anonymous police source, ascribing a motive based on what he or she saw at the scene. the abc affiliate locally wfaa is reporting according to their sources, a .233-caliber rifle was used and approximately 14 rounds were fired. to have the assistant district attorney and district attorney of the same small texas county shot to death within eight weeks of each other seems like a coincidence if it turns out to be a coincidence. but in terms of connecting the killings, the deta...

What made the killing stand out at the time it happened is how for a lack of a better word, i guess, is how professional the killer or killers seemed in this shooting. the assistant d.a., mark hasse, parked his car in a parking lot about a block away from the county courthouse where he was working. a sudan reportedly pulled up alongside him, either one or two people got out of the sudan and shot him multiple time said. the suspects were described as being dressed in all black, having their faces...

So its a bizarre case, but again, no suspects, no leads, no identified motive. at a press conference the day assistant d.a. mark hasse was killed, his boss, the prosecutor in that county, the elected district attorney in that county, did not mince his words. >> any assistance that anyone can give us in finding the people who did this will be greatly appreciated. anything that you people can do to accelerate our getting our hands on this scum will be appreciated. i hope that the people that did t...

Prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. >> reporter: a promise from kaufman county, texas, district attorney mike mclelland two months ago to the unknown killer of an assistant d.a. in his office. a promise, though, he would never see fulfilled. saturday night police found the bodies of the d.a. and his wife cynthia at their home. >> they both had been shot and we are in the process of completing the crime scene workup right now. >> reporter: an investigator says police found several she...

A texas prosecutor shot and killed in his own only almost two months after his colleague was murdered outside the courthouse. heres what we now know. police have no suspects and no real motive for three murders in kaufman county, texas. longtime district attorney mike mcclelland and his wife cynthia were found dead in their home last night. a source says investigators found shell casings from a semiautomatic rifle. two months ago mcclelland vowed to put away the scum who murdered his assistant d...

A texas prosecutor shot and killed in his own home almost two months after his colleague was murdered outside the courthouse. heres what we now know. police have no suspects and no real motive for three murders in kaufman county, texas. longtime district attorney mike mcclelland and his wife cynthia were found dead in their home last night. a source says investigators found shell casings from a semiautomatic rifle. just two months ago mcclelland vowed to put away the scum who murdered his assist...

In, and well bring you back. >> a district attorney and his wife brutally murdered in their home. the assistant d.a. killed two months ago. who is targeting the prosecutors? plus firefight. cnn on the ground and on the front lines with u.s. special forces in afghanistan. >> we know there is a taliban strong hold from here. >> a cnn exclusive straight ahead. and easter finale. >> i am coming soon. >> the history channels series making history, the actor who plays jesus moved by the powerful s...

Easter. >> who came up with that one? it must have been the guys. it was not the women. >> i guess this is supposed to bring in the spring season showing their strength. >> im going to go down do the newsroom and do now that. >> see how that goes over. >> just to celebrate my slovakian ancestry. not that i dont love spending time with you, but well do it again tomorrow. you carry on working. bye. whos killing prosecutors in texas? police, the texas rangers and the fbi are all trying to find ou...

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