HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS (AP) -- A condemned prisoner sought forgiveness in the seconds before he was put to death.
Terry Lee Hankins had acknowledged murdering his two stepchildren in 2001 at their home in Mansfield.
The victims were 12-year-old Devin Galley and 11-year-old Ashley Mason.
Their mother and Hankins' estranged wife, Tammy, 34, also was gunned down with a .45-caliber pistol at the mobile home.
He had said he killed two other relatives.
Hankins, in his final statement, said: "I am sorry for what I've done and for all the pain and suffering my actions caused.
His voice wavered as he said: "Jesus is Lord. All glory to God."
Eleven minutes later, he was pronounced dead.
A relative, Linda Sheets, whose daughter and grandchildren were killed, waited inside the prison in Huntsville but declined to witness the execution.
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