Texas Executes Convicted Killer
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(November 20, 2008)—Robert Jean Hudson, 45, who was convicted of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death and slashing the woman’s 9-year-old son when the boy came to his mother’s defense, was executed just after 6 p.m. Thursday in Huntsville.

Hudson repeatedly expressed love to his wife and a friend who
watched through a window and ignored four relatives of his
victim.

"I will take you to heaven with me," Hudson said from the
death chamber gurney.

"I will always be with you."

"Now pray with this young man down here and we'll go," he
said, nodding to the chaplain who stood at his feet.

Hudson then said the Lord's Prayer and concluded by again expressing love.

"I am your's and we are one. Let's go warden," he said.

Hudson was the 18th inmate to be executed this year in Texas.

Hudson stabbed Edith Kendrick, 35, seven times after beating down the door of her apartment in 1999 in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite.

Investigators said Hudson was in a rage after earlier calling Kendrick and hearing the voice of another man in the background.

Kendrick died at the scene.

Kendrick’s son survived the attack and ran to the apartment of a neighbor who called police.

Officers arrested Hudson at the scene.

The boy was later able to identify Hudson as the man who killed his mother.
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Posted by: kat Location: waco on Nov 21, 2008 at 01:09 PM
He should have had a more painful death.
Posted by: Heart-Of-Texas Location: Waco on Nov 21, 2008 at 10:52 AM
Well, it 'only' took ten years, and cost $500,000(half a million dollars) to keep this one around??? 'What about the victim's?? This guy finally got a 'little' religion, just before they injected him???? Back-To-The-Future!! PS. Maybe we need to have taped shows to show all School kids what happens when any one that kills some one else!!(An-Eye-For-An-Eye!!)
Posted by: Anonymous on Nov 21, 2008 at 08:22 AM
Who did this clown think he was "God" with all of the scripture yesterday?Who is going to take care of what the little saw? Is his mother evergoing to come back? I could give a care less what this fool had to say to his family,The State should bring back the Electric Chair.
Posted by: Just sayin is all Location: Ft Hood on Nov 21, 2008 at 07:29 AM
I am yours, we are one, I am the Walrus, buh bye
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