Politics is often described as a dirty game, and in Dekalb County, Georgia, it turned deadly in late 2000. Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown was assassinated in front of his home just days before his swearing-in. As a veteran law enforcement officer, one might easily assume he was targeted for revenge — and that was indeed the case. However, the perpetrator was not a former convict; it was the very man Brown had defeated to become the county sheriff.
For this edition of the Court TV Podcast we have another installment in the audio version of the Court TV True Crime show, “Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall.” This episode is entitled “Who Shot the Sheriff”. 
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