6 Dead in Texas Campsite Attack, William Hudson Charged with Murder

Law enforcement authorities say they have arrested a man after finding the bodies of six people in two sites in east Texas. William Hudson, 33, was arrested after a man and woman were found dead in a travel trailer near Palestine, Texas,  police say. The bodies of four men were then discovered in a pond behind Hudson’s home. The men were thought to have been at the Palestine campsite earlier in the weekend. 

Authorities in Texas say six people were killed at a campsite on Monday and a suspect has been arrested and charged with the homicides.

Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor said the bodies were found in a rural part of the county, southeast of Dallas. Authorities haven't released the victims' names and ages, but Taylor said "a lot of them are family."

William Hudson, 33, is charged with one murder count and was being held Monday on $2.5 million bond. It was not immediately clear whether he had an attoey who could comment on the allegations.

Authorities have released few details about the crime, including a possible motive or how the people were killed.

One woman survived and called 911.

Officials then found the bodies of a man and a woman Sunday in a travel trailer at a campsite next to the suspect's residence, according to the Anderson County Sheriff's Office. Four males initially thought missing were found dead Monday afteoon in a pond on the suspect's property.

Authorities are not seeking additional suspects. Hudson was apprehended at his mother's house, next door to his property.

Taylor said Hudson was picked up several weeks ago for a separate assault.