Texas woman pleads guilty in revenge murder of prosecutors
Reuters
First posted: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 10:20 AM EST | Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 10:25 AM EST
DALLAS- A woman charged with helping her husband kill a Texas district attorney, his wife and an assistant district attorney pleaded guilty to murder on Tuesday.
Kim Williams, 48, accepted a plea deal to three counts of first-degree murder and will serve 40 years in prison, court officials said.
Her husband, Eric Williams, was convicted and sentenced to death earlier this month for the murder of Cynthia McLelland.
He is also charged with murdering District Attorney Mike McLelland, who was Cynthia's husband, and Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse.
Prosecutors said Eric Williams wanted to get back at McLelland and Hasse for obtaining a theft conviction that cost him his job and law license.
Hasse was gunned down outside the Kaufman County Courthouse on Jan. 31, 2013, and the McLellands were fatally shot inside their home on March 30, 2013.
Eric Williams (L) and his wife Kim Williams are shown in booking photos released by the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office. REUTERS/Kaufman County Sheriff's Office/Handout
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Reuters
First posted: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 10:20 AM EST | Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 10:25 AM EST
DALLAS- A woman charged with helping her husband kill a Texas district attorney, his wife and an assistant district attorney pleaded guilty to murder on Tuesday.
Kim Williams, 48, accepted a plea deal to three counts of first-degree murder and will serve 40 years in prison, court officials said.
Her husband, Eric Williams, was convicted and sentenced to death earlier this month for the murder of Cynthia McLelland.
He is also charged with murdering District Attorney Mike McLelland, who was Cynthia's husband, and Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse.
Prosecutors said Eric Williams wanted to get back at McLelland and Hasse for obtaining a theft conviction that cost him his job and law license.
Hasse was gunned down outside the Kaufman County Courthouse on Jan. 31, 2013, and the McLellands were fatally shot inside their home on March 30, 2013.
Eric Williams (L) and his wife Kim Williams are shown in booking photos released by the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office. REUTERS/Kaufman County Sheriff's Office/Handout
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