there didn t seem to be anybody in that group of people that were upset enough that they would wanna commit homicide. reporter: but there was one defendant involved in a felony they couldn t ignore. there was only one common denominator for those two prosecutors. which was? that was eric williams. reporter: eric williams? who was eric williams? he was a former deputy sheriff and longtime attorney with an office right across the street from the courthouse. in 2010, he was elected by the people of kaufman to be justice of the peace. shannon hebert worked with him said he had a sharp legal mind. in fact, he was a member of mensa, the organization for people with super-high iqs. he was a great judge. i liked having him in there. he would understand the law. i thought he was very fair. i mean, everyone respected him reporter: williams, married for 15 years with no kids of his own, was a strong advocate for children and specialized in child abuse cases. lt. jolie stewart of
where life is legally and no one s a stranger. oh my gosh, someone just saw shot someone. it was just bam, bam, bam. this time, it s where the story begins. someone was trying to send a message. it s just so bold. a story that quickly got too big for this texas town. and like a prairie fire, spread across the nation. we have some new information this morning involved in the brazen murder of a. the in this town, the hunters became the hunted. i have kids. my husband. what my family. my wife had two guns out, i said, unless she knows it s me coming through the, door shall be ready to use them. shannon hebert never