adam was born and raised in whitley county. he was a sophomore at the local college and needed a job. the county's daily newspaper, the "times tribune," had an opening. and soon, adam had his first assignment and dangerous enemies. why did you feel compelled to buy a gun? >> sulfridge: you do have a credible threat against your life, and it seemed like a pretty reasonable thing to do. samantha also purchased a gun at the same time. >> pitts: samantha swindler, then 27, was managing editor of the "times tribune" and adam's boss. >> samantha swindler: we were reporting on people involved in the drug trade. and people who were all hopped- up on oxys, i don't know what they're going to do. i thought if something happened, i'd go down with a fight. >> pitts: samantha was exotic by whitley county standards-- born in new orleans, educated in boston. she'd tangled with public officials as editor of a small newspaper in east texas. she saw familiar signs in whitley county. >> swindler: there are problems in this community with the good o