BEVERLY HILLS —Lis Wiehl takes on tough cases on Fox News on a daily basis as their beautiful and talented legal analyst who on many occasions debates with their network’s tough guys like Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly. Wiehl however is not only a superb on-air debater, but she is a former federal prosecutor and best-selling author. Lis is adjunct professor of law at New York Law School and formerly was an associate professor at University of Washington Law School.

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The beautiful and talented lady received a Bachelor’s degree from Barnard College, a Master of Arts in Literature from University of Queensland and a Juris Doctor from the distinguished Harvard Law School. At the beginning of Lis’s career she was an attorney for the law firm of Perkins Coie, then served as a federal prosecutor from 1990 to 1995. Wiehl worked for the House of Representatives team as principal deputy chief minority investigative counsel for the House Judiciary committee in the late 1990s, including during the infamous Clinton impeachment proceedings.

Q-Lis, we enjoy you on FOX News because you are an advocate for the victim and yet you are always fair and give honest assessments. In the recent serial killings in Cleveland, Ohio, what is it about poor people and minorities in America that the police seem to not take their complaints seriously?

A-“Let’s face it, in today’s America with all of the tough economic and social problems we’re facing, a lot of poor people and minorities are not getting the resources they need and want. As sad as it is to say, we need more not less police capacity to make sure tragedies like this don’t keep recurring at such a rapid pace.”

Q-Do you believe the death penalty is in order in this case?

A-“I am not pro-death penalty per se, but if we as a society have decided to keep the death penalty, I ask, "if not him, who?”

Q-We both know your handsome and talented spouse Mickey will disagree with me here, probably you too. However, I'll ask anyway. Do you see the death penalty as a deterrent for future crimes being committed by others?

A-“It can be. But then there are some people with evil in their hearts who will never be deterred, no matter what.”

Q-What do you think we'll learn about the serial killer in Cleveland that hasn't come out yet?

A-“Lots of questions still to be answered, for example, why didn’t the woman who escaped Sowell’s home go immediately to the police? Was she afraid the police wouldn’t take her seriously? Is there something else behind that? And my guess is, we’ll hear information on warning signs that were missed. The police were in contact with him, but nothing happened. Why?”

Q-Will the man who kidnapped, raped and killed the little girls [Shanyah Davis] in North Carolina get the death penalty?

A-“Again, if not him, who? In fact, the defendant, Mario Andrette McNeill was told exactly that by a judge at a recent hearing.”

Q-Lis, with the recent terrorist attack at Fort Hood, do you believe that people dropped the ball in this case and should have foreseen the potential for this tragedy occurring at the hands of the shooter?

A-“As more information comes out, it’s pretty clear that there were signs-warning signs- from the shooter’s own words and writings.”

Q-Mickey [Sherman] told Canyon News recently that Roman Polanski would most likely be given time served for the case he pled guilty to, for drugging and having sex and sodomizing a minor. Do you believe this is the most likely outcome as well?

A-“He drugged and raped a young girl, and then fled. He didn’t wait for his sentencing. And, to pile it on, he flaunted his escape for decades. That, in most court’s eyes, means jail time.”

Wiehl’s signed with Thomas Nelson Publishing. In her next novel, Lis joins with esteemed writer April Henry, a mystery writer veteran, on a sizzling political thriller. When 17-year-old Senate page Katie Converse goes missing on her Christmas break near her parents' white Victorian home in Portland, Ore., law enforcement and media personnel go into overdrive in a search for clues. Three friends at the pinnacle of their respective careers—Allison Pierce, a federal prosecutor; Cassidy Shaw, a crime reporter; and Nicole Hedges, an FBI special agent—soon discover that Katie wasn't the picture of innocence painted by her parents. It appears Katie was having an affair with a much older man, a senator whose political career could be derailed if the affair was publicized. The seamless plot offers a plethora of twists and turns.