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After he had been involved in a horrific domestic abuse case with his wife. witnesses say the sheer brutality of the attack was jarring. lance mason, a county judge near cleveland, ohio, arrested for beating his wife four years ago. according to court records, mason struck frazier repeatedly in the head, broke a bone near her eye, bit her in the face, and slammed her head on the dashboard of the car they were in. that was in august of 2014. mason pleaded guilty to domestic violence and served less than a year in prison. tonight, fraser is dead, stabbed to death in the driveway of an ohio home ...

Her, and slammed her head against a car window and dashboard in 2014, all in front of their children. causing a fracture to the bone in her eye socket that required surgery and an implant. mason pleaded guilty to domestic violence. despite his actions, high-profile supporters, including marcia fudge submitted letters of support for a hearing. he was requesting early release. congresswoman fudge's letter said mason's actions were totally contrary to everything i know about him and he has assured me something like this will never happen again. mason served just nine months of his two-year senten...

She's dead. >> reporter: frazier's murder in ohio might never have garnered any attention in washington, d.c., but tonight, there's a twist in the case involving ohio congresswoman marcia fudge whose name was being floated as a possible challenger to nancy pelosi for speaker of the house. >> it has been heartwarming and humbling to know how many people think that i should do this. >> reporter: so, what does a prominent congresswoman have to do with a man who may soon be charged with murdering his ex-wife? it turns out they've known each other a long time, and in 2015, after the incident where ...

>> reporter: tonight, fudge says her heart breaks for frazier, while back in ohio, her family is grieving the loss of the mother of two and her ex-husband remains in custody, held without bond. we asked congresswoman fudge for an on-camera interview. her office said she was not available. we pressed the congresswoman and her aides on whether the congresswoman actually regrets writing that 2015 letter in support of that former judge mason after the domestic violence incident. they did not answer that question, but the congresswoman did issue a statement saying that the person who committed thos...

Some pretty heinous crimes, and they have come to work for the city of cleveland, and they have done quite well for us. >> reporter: mason was fired after his most recent arrest. back in washington, congresswoman fudge says she condemns the crimes, adding, the person who committed these crimes is not the lance mason familiar to me. >> now, at last check, this case had not yet been transferred to the cuyahoga county prosecutor's office. mason had not been charged, and prosecutors said he does not yet have an attorney. jim? >> goodness, just a horrible story there. an attempt to help him out, an...