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A Texas prosecutor is shot dead in a courthouse parking lot. Eight weeks later, the county's own DA and his wife are murdered in their home. As an entire county arms up waiting for the next hit, anonymous messages taunt investigators and point toward gangs and cartels — but the real killer is closer, and stranger, than anyone guessed. This is the Kaufman County DA murders. Subscribe to The Binge today to get this episode ad-free and unlock 60+ true crime series instantly. Subscribe directly at GetTheBinge.com — or if you're listening on Apple Podcasts, tap "Subscribe" at the top of the show…
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Crime Scene
Sony Music Entertainment · True Crime · English
From The Binge, Crime Scene is a weekly show that plunges you into cases you can’t stop thinking about. Join Jonathan Hirsch, host of My Fugitive Dad and Dear Franklin Jones and producer behind shows like The Thing About Pam and Dr. Death, as he teams up with investigative reporter an
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