In January of 2013, Chief Felony Prosecutor for Kaufman County, Mark Hasse was gunned down between his car and the courthouse.  Two months later, the elected Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife were gunned down in their home.  There was speculation that the killers could be the Aryan Brotherhood or others.  It was a turbulent time in Kaufman County.  Governor Rick Perry had to appoint a person to take the helm of the Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney's Office within 21 days.  Erleigh Norville Wiley stepped up to the challenge.  Judge Wiley, the sitting Kaufman County Court at Law Judge, volunteered to step down from the bench and take control of the office. She did this knowing the killer was still on the loose.

In this podcast, Judge Wiley discusses her life growing up in Kaufman.  She discusses her career in the legal profession: from law school at the University of Texas to the Dallas County's District Attorney's Office to the County Court at Law Judge in Kaufman County, and to become the First African-American Criminal District Attorney in the State of Texas.  Judge Wiley discusses the 24-hour Homeland Security protection and life in Kaufman County after the killings.  Judge Wiley also talks about being next on the killer's list and testifying at his trial.  This is an awesome podcast.  I can't describe how excited I am to bring this one to you.  You need to hear to this story straight from Judge Wiley.

You can also read about the murders and their aftermath, in Judge Wiley's book: A Target on my Back: A Prosecutor's Terrifying Tale of Life on a Hit List.  The book is available from Amazon.