death row killer said he "wanted to hug his victim's family in heaven" in some bizarre final words just moments before he was executed by lethal injection.Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death after shooting and killing Houston Police Officer James Irby, 37, in June 1990.
He was pronounced dead at 6.39pm local time (12.39am BST) at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville.In his final words, Buntion told Irby's family that he has "remorse" and that he hopes they get "closure".
Buntion said: "I wanted the Irby family to know one thing, I do have remorse for what I did. Ms Irby, the little one year old girl, I can’t remember her name, Cody was three and she was one when I took their father’s life away."I pray to God that they get the closure for me killing their father and Ms Irby's husband.
I hope to see you in heaven some day when you show up I will give you a big hug."To all of my friends that stuck with me through all of these years, I am not going to say goodbye, just saying so long.
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