Funeral held for former Dallas County DA Craig Watkins
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DALLAS - Hundreds of people gathered Monday to say goodbye to former Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins.
Watkins died last week at his home at the age of 56.
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Craig Watkins, former Dallas County District Attorney, dead at 56
Craig Watkins served as Dallas County's district attorney from 2007 to 2015.
He was Dallas County’s first Black district attorney, serving from 2007 to 2015.
He was known for creating one of the nation's first conviction integrity units, which led to the exoneration of at least two dozen wrongly convicted men.
Monday’s services were held at Concord Church in Dallas.
Watkins’ burial will be Tuesday at Laurel Land Memorial Park, which is also in Dallas.
He leaves behind a wife and three children.