Kim Lene Williams: Wife of Ex-Judge Arrested For Murder in Deaths of Texas Prosecutors Mike McClelland and Mark Hasse
Kim Lene Williams, the wife of a former Kaufman County judge was arrested for her involvement in the shooting deaths of a North Texas district attorney, his wife and an assistant prosecutor.
Kim was arrested Wednesday on a capital murder charge in the deaths of District Attorney Mike McClelland, his wife and his deputy, Mark Hasse. Kaufman County sheriff's spokesman Lt. Justin Lewis said that Kim is being held on a $10 million bond, Associated Press reported.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Williams told investigators Tuesday that she was involved in the shootings.
Hasse, 57, was brutally shot and killed in broad daylight when walked to his car from the Kaufman County courthouse on Jan. 31.
After his death, Mike released a harsh warning to whoever may have been responsible for killing Hasse.
"We're going to find you, we're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in and we're going to bring you back and let the people of Kaufman County prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law," he said.
Two months later, Mike, 63, and his wife, Cynthia McClelland, 65, were shot and killed on March 30 inside their home in Forney.
The investigation also centers on Kim's husband, Eric Lyle Williams, whom Mike and Hasse prosecuted for theft.
Last year, Mike and Hasse prosecuted Eric for stealing three computers from an office building. A jury convicted Eric guilty and law license was taken away from him. Eric lost his elected position as justice of the peace.
During the sentencing hearing, Kim testified for her husband and indicated that she suffers from several illnesses, including rheumatoid arthritis and chronic fatigue syndrome.
"Eric is a loving man," she said at the time. "He wouldn't do anything to hurt anybody. I'm standing by him 100 percent."
He was also charged with making a terroristic threat in connection with the murders and is in the Kaufman County jail on $3 million bond. The Dallas Morning News reported that police believed Eric sent an anonymous email after McClelland was killed that threatened another death if certain demands weren't met.
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