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A man has been arrested in the deaths of six people, including one child, in east Texas, according to authorities. USA TODAY
William Hudson(Photo: Anderson County (Texas) Sheriff's Office)
ANDERSON COUNTY, Texas<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— A man<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has been arrested in the deaths of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>six people, including one child,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in east<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Texas, according to authorities.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
The bodies of the six victims were found on private property outside Palestine, about 100 miles southeast of Dallas, according to the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, which called the homicide the largest<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in county history.
“A lot of them are family, kin to each other in various forms,” Sheriff Greg Taylor said. “They are not from this area.”
The deceased<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— one woman, 4 men and a boy<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>were<span style="color: Red;">*</span>staying in a travel trailer belonging to one of the victims.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>There was one female survivor, according to police, who<span style="color: Red;">*</span>have not released the victims’ names and ages.
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But three of the dead<span style="color: Red;">*</span>were identified by a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>family member<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Carl Johnson, Hannah Johnson and Thomas Kamp. Kamp owned the property where the families were staying, the family member told KYTX-TV.
The suspect, identified by the sheriff's office<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as William Hudson, 33, owns property next to where the victims were found.
Two of the bodies were found Sunday in a travel trailer at the campsite next to Hudson's residence.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Four males initially thought missing were found dead Monday afternoon in a pond on Hudson's property.
According to Taylor, the large crime scene "spans from the area of the travel trailer to a residence that is west of there, and another residence west of there,” he said. “They are all in line with each other on that road.”
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Hudson is not related to the victims, and no motive for the murders was immediately offered.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>He was charged with one count of murder and was being held on a $2.5 million bond.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Additional charges were expected, according to the sheriff's office.
It was not immediately clear whether Hudson<span style="color: Red;">*</span>had an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
Hudson had been previously arrested on an assault charge.
Contributing: Greg Toppo, USA TODAY, and The Associated Press.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Follow<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Kris Kirst on Twitter: @kristinekirst
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