daughter, christina. this all started over three computer monitors. and now we re talking about three murders. yeah. i mean, you know, normal people don t do that. god bless the united states and the great state of texas. reporter: eric williams went on trial for murder in december. williams wasn t on trial for the murder of mark hasse or mike mclelland. in a surprise tactic, this trial was only for the murder of cynthia mclelland. not guilty, your honor. reporter: why not just try the murders at the same time? what if something went wrong in the first trial? we wanted to have the ability to be able to try him twice and make sure he got justice. reporter: christina sat in court and had to relive the deaths of her parents. what gave you the strength to go to court every day? i showed up every day for the three people who gave their lives for something good. they stood up. and they did what they were supposed to. and they died for it. this is my chance to tell you story
enemies. reporter: it was another bold attack. this time, inside the front door. instead of outside the courthouse. evidence pointed to a former inmate named evan ebol, he was a member of a white supremacist gang in colorado similar to the arian brotherhood and now he was on the run from colorado authorities armed and dangerous. two days after the murder, a sheriff s deputy in texas would find out just how dangerous. a violent attack caught on a dashboard camera. the deputy stopped this quarterback, because the license plate did not match the vehicle. he no idea that the driver was evan ebol, as are you about to see, he no hesitation about using his gun again. the unsuspecting deputy shot in the face would survive. ebol was quickly chased down by law enforcement. and died in an explosive shootout in wise county, texas.
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every day, comcast business is helping businesses go beyond the expected. to do the extraordinary. take your business beyond. reporter: the shooting of colorado s prison chief at his home allegedly by a white supremacist had given texas investigators a fresh angle in the murder of prosecutor mark hassie. it s another strange attack on law enforcement in a small town. reporter: nbc5 said that the
the killer s message ended this way, we are not unreasonable, but we will not be stopped. it s almost sounding like a game now. i think in his mind it was a big chess game. i think it was just for fun, to see if he could really exert complete and total control over the criminal justice system in kaufman county. reporter: by monday morning the story was topping the national news. perhaps that s exactly what the killer wanted. nbc s gabe gutierrez is in kaufman, texas for us this morning. gabe, good morning to you. savannah, good morning. there will be stepped up security here at the county courthouse today. the district attorney s office will be closed to the public. this entire community is on high alert. reporter: that morning, when shannon hebert came to her office, she had an armed escort. there s no leader at your office anymore. there s nothing. 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