Murdered D.A. "died doing what he loved to do" | Forensic Files

my name is Mike mcleland I'm the uh criminal district attorney for caufman County he like to be in charge of
things he want to tell people what to do his goal was to be a judge that's what he had wanted to do when he started the
law getting his law degree and all he used to argue with you I'd imagine a little bit I I got that Gene too so did
you ever win those arguments I don't remember any that I won I remember walking away thinking I won one or two
but well you're proud that he won the election you know and that he was he was happy doing yeah what he was doing cuz
he was a psychologist before he was a lawyer he was a psychologist before he was a
prosecutor that's an interesting combination what's the common attraction there do you think I have no idea
honestly but he went from one to the other well with his psychology when he was working with the kids and defending
them you know that's how he he got into that and then took it further and went on into got his law degree so did uh his
wife have any sense that he was doing dangerous work she was just proud of him like the rest of us she
didn't L on if she did I mean she was yeah extremely proud of him yeah were he I don't think I wouldn't think
so it's not Chicago you know it's cman County so you thought so we thought you you still feel the loss you
still think about it every day you know you still have the phone with text messages that hav't
erased you know you you you you think that it's going to change and make your life go back but it doesn't he died
doing what he led to do which was taking down the bad guy and basically he did you could say he even was a DA from the
grave guy he knew was guilty got got he was called

J.R. McLelland and Krista Ball remember their father, former Kaufman County, Texas, District Attorney Mike McLelland.

Brief Summary

Mike McLeland discusses the legacy of a late colleague who transitioned from psychology to law, emphasizing pride, loss, and dedication to justice.

Key points

A Journey from Psychology to Law. He transitioned from being a psychologist to a lawyer, driven by a passion for justice.
The Pain of Loss. The speaker reflects on the enduring pain of losing a loved one.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

You still think about it every day.

The lasting impact of loss.

1:39WatchFeb 13, 2016

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