Sara Elizabeth Hudson.Photo: Facebook
The 51-year-old Texas man who kidnapped and murdered22-year-old Sara Hudsonin the summer of 2019 has been sentenced to life in prison as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
Glen Richter will no longer face the death penalty after pleading guilty to one count of murder during a court hearing Thursday.
Initially, Richter was charged with capital murder, a more severe charge.
Hudson’s family signed off on the plea deal, as the reduced murder charge would ensure Richter spends the rest of his life behind bars.
Richter will become parole eligible when he’s 81, according to a press release from the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.
On the night of her death, Hudson did not to show up for an August 19, 2019, party planned at a local bar in honor of her 22nd birthday.
Afterwards, Richter sexually assaulted Hudson and then shot her.
Glen Richter.Dallas County Jail
At the time of her murder, Hudson was a recent college graduate.
Relatives had describedher as a “brilliant” young woman.
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Investigators discovered her body inside her smoldering SUV, hours after she was kidnapped.
The statement states Richter’s fingerprints were found all over the torched vehicle.
“Justice was done today, and we’ve ensured our goal that he won’t harm anyone in the future,” prosecutor Jason Fine said in the statement.
source: people.com
