judy cochran has a class reunion coming up next month.natsot/cochran "let's see, i have 5 new commentse stays in touch with on facebook are finding it hard to believe the quiet girl in their class of 32 killed this. mayor judy cochran/livingston, tx"this is what i killed on monday and several wrote back, no you did not. i said yes, i did do that."but judy says you never know where life might take you.the grandmother, traveler and avid astros fan did something else earlier this year she never thought she'd do.she became mayor of livingston.but monday she got the big one.12 feet long, 580 pound at their family ranch along the trinity river.mayor judy cochran/livingston, tx "one shot in the head and he went under. typically they'll do what they call a death roll and just roll over and over and over. well, this one didn't."the gator could be responsible for a missing animal from the ranch.mayor judy cochran/livingston, tx "three years ago we came up missing a miniature horse, they are about so big, about like a big lab."polk county is one of a few core counties where you can only kill a ga

l it's big. >> reporter: thet time judy cochran was within range of this gator, she was firing at ither oranch. shot, and he went under. >> reporter: gators are no strangers to this ranch. l the in ponds there. but this 12-foot, 580-poundal gator was act prime sus in a mystery. >> about three years ago, we came up missing a miniature itrse, and we highly suspect a gator got >> reporter: so this year, they wanted to track this big boy down. but in polk county, there are rules. >> you can only hunt and kill a tor between september the 10th and september the 30th. and you have to he aermit and a tag. >> reporter: cochran says they had the permit and tag. >> i am a nuisance trapper. >> reporter: they brought out stephen moye to trap the male gator. he says he tried many a meal to alligator.t >> tried pork liver, offer wild boar. finally road kill raccoon. >> i underand well seasoned raccoon was the bait of choice. >> reporter: once he had the gator hooked, the mayor got a call. her day job, t running city of livingston. >> you can't just abandon your office. i did thosehings and ranome a

judy cochran hunted down a 12 foot alligator believed to be responsible for killing a horse on her propertyom our affiliate in houston, kprc has the grandma mayor gator slayer's impressive story. >> it's big. >> reporter: the last time judy cochran was within range of this gator, she was firing at it on her ranch. >> one shot, and he went under. >> reporter: gators are no strangers to this ranch. they live in ponds there. but this 12-foot, 580-poundal gator was a prime suspect in a mystery. >> about three years ago, we came up missing a miniature horse, and we highly suspect a gator got it. >> reporter: so this year, they wanted to track this big boy down. but in polk county, there are rules. >> you can only hunt andil a gator between september the 10th and september the 30th. and you have to have a permit and a tag. >> reporter: cochran says they had the permit and tag. >> i am a nuisance trapper. >> reporter: they brought out stephen moye to trap the male gator. he says he tried many a meal to entice that alligator. >> tried pork liver, offered wild boar. finally road kill raccoon. >> i u

turns out judd -- judy cochran managed to get it for one shot. >> they do a death roll and roll over this one didn't. >> you go, granny. judy says she is not bragging about it. she went after the gator after she believes it ate one of her mini horses. >>> here is a reminder that spelling counts. take a look. hong kong's cathay pacific is spelled paciic. it was a genuine and costly mistake. joked about it. it won't last long. she is going back to the shop. it is a reminder that copy editors matter. everyone needs a good copy edit or. >> we appreciate -- editor. >> we appreciate mistakes. >>> and a message for christine blasey ford. make up your mind. do it soon. the latest on brett kavanaugh's confirmation drama next. welcome to the place... where people go to learn about their medicare options before they're on medicare. come on in. you're turning 65 soon? yep. and you're retiring at 67? that's the plan! it's also a great time to learn about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. here's why...medicare part b doesn't pay for everythin

that's the head right judy cochran is the mayor of livingston, texas. she sayser town has bee looking for that gator since it killed a mini horse on her property a few years ago. the gator killed a horse. can you believe that? >> yes. >> so she hired a tracker to catch the 530-pound alligator, but she was the one who made w sure itld not harm anyone else. >> that's a monster. you ready to get him? >> i became mar in may, great grandmother on friday, and i killed a gator on monday. >> look at that. >> she's busy. cochran made sure to follow the rules. she said gator trapping is only legal in her -- i mean, she's the mayor, after all. it's only 20 days of the yea shepplied for the permit she needed. she did it right. now she said she wanted to keep the gator head for iherself. ther is. >> going to put it in her office. >> i don't know where you put it. >> the front door. >> it is a nearly 600-poun gator that eats horses. >> it was a mini horse. >> okay, but these things exist in real life. >> absolutely. that's the world we live in. >> amazon could be bui

. >> judy b. cochran recently won her election and also became a great grandmother.ound alligator. mayor cochran did it during a hunting trip on her ranch. cochran says it was a safe and ethical hunt. >> don't mess with great grandma. she also says that massive reptile wasn't a stranger, okay, here's this, her family believes it ate one of their miniature horses a few years ago. >> oh. >> so grandma had a vendetta. >> grandma can keep a grudge. >> yeah. grandma did not come to play. >> if i'm many of her political opponents, all right, you win. >> she plans to have the head mounted and keep part of the tail in her office. >> okay. that's where it got weird. >>> coming up, julie chen bids a tearful good-bye to "the talk." why she told her co-hosts and viewers why she's stepping down from the show. >>> and later in "the skinny," hear which co-star was totally distracted by chris hemsworth's bod. that's ahead in "the skinny" on "world news now." "world news now." and you look amazingly comfortable. when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck... that's when you know, it's

. >> judy b. cochran recently won her election and also became a great grandmother.he shot a 12-foot-long, 580-pound alligator. mayor cochran did it during a hunting trip on her ranch. cochran says it was a safe and ethical hunt. >> don't mess with great grandma. she also says that massive reptile wasn't a stranger, okay, here's this, her family believes it ate one of their miniature horses a few years ago. >> oh. >> so grandma had a vendetta. >> grandma can keep a grudge. >> yeah. grandma did not come to play. >> if i'm many of her political opponents, all right, you win. >> she plans to have the head mounted and keep part of the tail in her office. >> okay. that's where it got weird. >>> coming up, julie chen bids a tearful good-bye to "the talk." why she told her co-hosts and viewers why she's stepping down from the show. >>> and later in "the skinny," hear which co-star was totally distracted by chris hemsworth's bod. that's ahead in "the skinny" on "world news now." distracted by chris hemsworth's bod. that's ahead in "the skinny" on "world news now." "world new