arrest warrant. nothing there either. so the task force widened the scope for the investigation beyond kaufman. we don t have a lot of violent crimes in kaufman. especially murders. so we naturally thought it was somebody from dallas. dallas, the big city less than 30 miles. but seemingly, a lifestyle away. remember, back in the 19 80s. mark and fellow prosecutor, marcus busch, had wrapped up some tough custom mayors. i thought it was the murder cases that we had prosecuted. they were having someone had discouraged, got out of prison, and just wanted him. it was just a personal vendetta against mark. even though investigators were convinced he was murdered because of his job as a prosecutor, they did not stop there. you stop to interview friends, families, associates. mark was a, he was not married, and no children. those extensive checks into his background came up empty. they re just was not anything there. he loved his mother who lived in dallas. he spent a lot o
your family members, and their personal safety. the initial theories where as numerous as the hundreds of cases that mark had prosecuted. the first place to look was right in kaufman county. where mike was a prosecutor for three years. the big questions that we had is who has he prosecuted recently? sheriff s investigator julie stewart was involved from day one. is there something recent that he has prosecuted that has got somebody upset? so we started delving into his case load. investigators had started looking into every case he had prosecuted. they were robberies, drug prosecutions. even a theft that involved an elected official that stole office equipment. they did not immediately find anything that looked into a suspect. u.s. marshals pulled in anyone with an outstanding
will be stepped up security here at the county courthouse today. the district attorney s office will be close to the public. this entire community is on high alert. that morning, when chad and came to her office, she had an armed escort. there is no leader at your office anymore? no one. no one. when you come into work, how do you go forward? we had to move forward. we couldn t let them win. we couldn t. and we had to fight for the honor of mike and mark. everyone in the office was on edge. my husband, he stayed up all night with a gun in his hands. i know that i started carrying a gun. sleep with a gun under my pillow. even shannon, who wouldn t carry a gun before, now slapped with protection nearby. we had a big old shark and sitting on our dresser. waiting to go. just in case. the killers threat to unleash more violence in kaufman county. kept the task force working around the clock. a special teams scoured this surveillance video get collected near the mclella
law enforcement at point blank range! coming up! as the investigation grows more urgent, sudden concerns about da mark and his wife cynthia. i tried mom, he didn t answer. i tried mike, didn t answer. i said okay i ll go on over there. and then concern becomes alarm. at that point, something is really wrong with him! when dateline continues. ness, because knowing that your chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes could progress to dialysis is important. b is for belief that there may be more you can do. just remember that k is for kidneys and kerendia. for adults living with ckd in type 2 diabetes, kerendia is proven to reduce the risk of kidney failure, which can lead to dialysis. kerendia is a once-daily tablet that treats ckd differently than type 2 diabetes medications
the da kept his own guns near the front door, but never got the chance to use them. is it like all bets are off when they re going after family members? even though you don t condone, it you almost understand for someone to go after prosecutor for what they do for a living. but to go after the family, is not a line we thought we d see crossed. coming up! just who could pick off law enforcement like this? it was just a straight-up whodunnit. we re hoping against hope there is going to be a magic clue in that crime scene, or that house, that will answer this riddle for us. when dateline continues! c is down with rybelsus®. i m down with rybelsus®. my a1c is down with rybelsus®.