Man sentenced to life in prison for 2019 murder of woman found shot in burning car in Lower Greenville

DALLAS, TX — A 51-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the August 2019 murder of a 22-year-old girl who was celebrating her birthday in Dallas.

The family of Sara Hudson was in the courtroom Thursday as Glen Richter pleaded guilty to her murder. He was originally charged with capital murder.

Hudson’s family said they chose to accept the plea because it meant Richter would spend the rest of his life in prison. He is required to serve 30 years behind bars before he is eligible for parole, according to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.

Authorities said Hudson had just graduated from the University of Arkansas and moved in June 2019 to work as a logistics sales account executive at Schneider in Dallas. She was killed a few months later.

Police said on Aug. 19, 2019, Hudson was on her way to the Texas Truck Yard when she was kidnapped by Richter. During the investigation, detectives obtained surveillance footage that showed Hudson park her vehicle. She was walking through the parking lot when Richter “bear-hugged” her from behind.

Officials said the man then forced Hudson to get back into the driver’s seat of her SUV, while he sat in the backseat behind her. That’s when he made Hudson drive to an ATM, take out $700 and give it to him.

Richter then sexually assaulted Hudson before shooting her in the head. He then placed her body in an SUV and set fire to the vehicle, according to authorities.

Officials found the burning SUV around 7:25 p.m. that same day in the 5600 block of Alta Avenue, which is near where Hudson was kidnapped. Her body was found in the back of her SUV.

Investigators said Richter’s fingerprints were found on Hudson’s SUV. They also found two guns, ammunition, lighter fluid and a lighter in Richter’s vehicle. Richter’s Crocs also had Hudson’s blood on them, according to authorities.