Just two months after Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was murdered in broad daylight, District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia McLelland were killed in a home invasion. With three dead and a community held in fear, a helpful tip leads to a mountain of evidence against the killers.

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Good News Sources:
1.) Burns, Ahraya. “You’ve Got to See the Adorable New Baby Hippo Born at the Dallas Zoo.” NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Accessed November 14, 2022. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-zoo-welcomes-baby-hippo/3119148/.

2.) Ramos, Harriet. “Meet the Baby: Fort Worth Zoo Welcomes Western Lowland Gorilla to the Troop.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 9, 2022. https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article268535742.html.

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