In Plain Sight: The Kaufman County Prosecutor Murders

by Kathryn Casey Narrated by Kate Reading

Overview

JUDGE. JURY. EXECUTIONER.

On a cold January morning, the killer executed Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse in broad daylight. Eight shots fired a block from the Kaufman County Courthouse.*Two months later, a massacre. The day before Easter, the couple slept. Bunnies, eggs, a flower centerpiece gracing the table. Death rang their doorbell and filled the air with the rat-a-tat-tat of an assault weapon discharging round after round into their bodies.

Eric Williams and his wife, Kim, celebrated the murders with grilled steaks. Their crimes covered front pages around the world, many saying the killer placed a target square on the back of law enforcement.*Williams planned to exact revenge on all those who had wronged him, one at a time. Throughout the spring of 2013, Williams sowed terror through a small Texas town, and a quest for vengeance turned to deadly obsession. His intention? To keep killing, until someone found a way to stop him.

A chilling true crime book, In Plain Sight tells the story of Eric Williams, a man possessed by a quest for revenge that turned into deadly obsession.

Williams sowed terror through a small Texas town, targeting law enforcement officials and executing his victims in broad daylight.

His crimes, including the Kaufman County murders, covered front pages around the world, and his intention was to keep killing until someone found a way to stop him.

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Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

A deft and compelling crime narrative... Bristling with intrigue, In Plain Sight takes us into the minds of justice officials who must identify and catch the person targeting them before more of them are killed.” — Katherine Ramsland, bestselling author of Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer

“Kathryn Casey’s exploration of a small-town good citizen turned vengeful killer is told with such creeping suspense that it reads like a crime novel. But the fact that it’s real makes it far more chilling, vivid, and even horrifying exploration of the making of a murderer.”     — Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner’s Handbook

“Kathryn Casey is one of the best in the true crime genre!” — New York Times bestselling author Ann Rule

“Casey is a true crime great: fascinating cases, extensive research, beautifully told.” — New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen

“Casey stakes her claim as one of the best in the business.” — M. William Phelps, author of Love Her to Death

M. William Phelps

Casey stakes her claim as one of the best in the business.

New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen

Casey is a true crime great: fascinating cases, extensive research, beautifully told.

Deborah Blum

“Kathryn Casey’s exploration of a small-town good citizen turned vengeful killer is told with such creeping suspense that it reads like a crime novel. But the fact that it’s real makes it far more chilling, vivid, and even horrifying exploration of the making of a murderer.”    

Katherine Ramsland

A deft and compelling crime narrative... Bristling with intrigue, In Plain Sight takes us into the minds of justice officials who must identify and catch the person targeting them before more of them are killed.

New York Times bestselling author Ann Rule

Kathryn Casey is one of the best in the true crime genre!

New York Times-bestselling author Gregg Olsen

Casey is a true crime great: fascinating cases, extensive research, beautifully told.

Ron Franscell

I love Kathryn Casey—always smart, always scary, and always pitch-perfect on Texas true-crime.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170067442
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	10/22/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	1,013,492

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