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Interim DA Brandi Fernandez (Credit: CBS 11)

Kaufman County Judicial System Getting Back To Normal

Brandi Fernandez was tapped to lead the District Attorney’s office on an interim basis after Mike McLelland’s assassination in March. But now that a new DA has stepped in full time, Ms. Fernandez has taken her leave.

2013/05/01

Newly appointed Kaufman County District Attorney Erleigh Norville Wiley. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

New Kaufman County District Attorney Sworn In

A North Texas county where two prosecutors were fatally shot has a new district attorney as two suspects in the killings remain in custody.

2013/04/23

Former Kaufman County JP’s Wife Charged With Murder

The wife of a former Kaufman County Justice of the Peace was taken into custody early Wednesday morning and charged with capital murder.

2013/04/17

Sources: JP Eric Williams To Be Charged With Murders In Kaufman County

Sources told CBS 11 News that former Justice of the Peace Eric Williams will be charged with capital murder in the deaths of Mike and Cynthia McLelland, and Mark Hasse.

2013/04/13

A row of jail cells sit empty. (credit: AP Photo)

Texas Inmate Allegedly Mailed Threat Letters

A Texas prison system inmate has been charged with sending threatening letters to law officers prosecuting alleged members of a white supremacist gang.

2013/04/11

A person fans out $20 bills. (credit: Getty Images/Jay Directo/AFP)

Kaufman County Reward Controversy Continues

With no arrests in the Kaufman County murders, there are lingering questions about the reward money being offered for information on the cases.

2013/04/09

Kaufman County Sheriff holds a press conference (Photo Brian New, CBS 11)

Kaufman County Authorities Respond To Criticism

Authorities with the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office on Monday responded to comments made by a spokesman for the family of murdered district attorney Mike McLelland and his wife.

2013/04/08

Funeral Service Held For McLelland & Wife

The funeral for Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife is under way Friday in Wortham. The town of some 1,000 residents is about 75 miles south of Dallas.

2013/04/05

Gov. Rick Perry speaks at a press conference ahead of the memorial service for slain Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland on April 4, 2013. (credit: KTVT/KTXA)

Perry To Speak At McLelland Memorial

Gov. Rick Perry and law enforcement officers from as far away as Britain are expected to attend a public memorial for a slain Texas prosecutor and his wife.

2013/04/04

Mike and Cynthia McLelland (credit: The Kaufman Herald)

Memorial Service Set For McLelland & Wife

A slain Texas prosecutor and his wife will be remembered at a public memorial service Thursday in suburban Dallas.

2013/04/02

Kaufman County D.A. & Wife Found Dead In Home

Two months after an assistant prosecutor was gunned down, the bodies of a North Texas prosecutor and his wife were found in their home, authorities said.

2013/03/31

The seal of the FBI hangs at the bureau's headquaters. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Many Agencies Working On Kaufman Murders

The FBI and the Texas Rangers are leading the investigation into the Kaufman murders. But local law agencies from across the area and state are all assisting as well.

2013/03/31