Double murderer's final words before his execution revealed

Charles Victor Thompson was sentenced to death. (Image: Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

A Texan man on death row said, shortly before being administered a lethal injection, that his execution “creates more victims and traumatises more people 28 years" after his crimes. In his last words, he also expressed hope that his victims' families could "find forgiveness in their heart". Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was found guilty of the brutal shooting of his ex-girlfriend Glenda Dennise Hayslip and her new partner Darren Keith Cain at her home in 1998.

Before the execution was carried out, he said: "I hope the victims' family, their extended family, and their loved ones can find forgiveness in their heart and that you can begin to heal and move past this. [There is] no winner in this situation, it creates more victims and traumatises more people 28 years later.

Following the lethal injection, Thompson gasped loudly and began to snore after a few breaths, AP News reports. His body then became motionless and he was declared dead 22 minutes later. 

Back in 1998, Thompson arrived at his ex-girlfriend's flat around 3am, leading to a violent altercation, according to court records.

(file picture) Thompson was arrested in 1998. (Image: Getty)

Cain was shot four times, whilst Hayslip suffered gunshot wounds to the leg and cheek. Cain was pronounced dead at the scene, whereas Hayslip succumbed to his injuries in hospital a week later.