Getaway driver her husband might not be alived today. Randi kaye just confirmed that allegation. Joins us now with the latest. What have you learned . We are getting new information from a source with direct knowledge of this investigation. And this source telling me that escapees richard matt and david sweat did indeed have a plan to kill Lyle Mitchell. As you know, he is the husband of Joyce Mitchell the prison seamstress now accused in helping these two men get away from that prison. Whats unclear is why they intended to kill Lyle Mitchell when they intended to kill Lyle Mitchell and how much Joyce Mitchell actually knew about that plan. We know she was aware of it. But the question is did she know all the details, that there was a plan in place to kill her husband. The same source also telling me that Joyce Mitchell was having a sexual relationship not just a friendship but a sexual relationship with richard matt. He is the escapee who killed and dismembered his neighbor. Its uncle
Suspects in the black van struck the Police Squad Car and opened fire on officers. That crash and shootout happened outside Police Headquarters in dallas texas. The officers then chased the van into the town of hutchins where there was another shoot outin a parking lot. Overnight it was said that no officers were injured but bags had been found with pipebombs. Joining me now is nbc news correspondent Charles Hadlock. What do we know about the man inside the van . We know he might be dead. They he was shot by Dallas Police Sharp Shooters perhaps with a. 50 caliber weapon something Strong Enough to penetrate the armored steel and heavy bulletproof glass that surrounded the van. They still dont have a positive i. D. On who the man is. He did call 911 and identified himself, if it is that man, they say he has three prior Family Violence incidents on his record. He has a case of mental history apparently. He choked his mother choked his uncle, lost custody of a child. He was very angry abou