>> He was convicted of hiring 2
men to kill his wife and mother
of his 3 children. Robert Prada
has been on death row for
nearly 3 decades and is
scheduled for execution
tomorrow night in Huntsville. The U.S. Supreme Court today
The U.S. Supreme Court today
denied his attorney’s effort
to stop it.
>> KPRC, 2 investigator Robert
Arnold will be a media witness
to from
his execution.
>> And tonight, Robert takes us
through the case that led to the death penalty.
the death penalty.
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>> I just lost.
So precious with all his might
be. I can tell which they find
a guy that did it. He’s lying. He’s been lying all night.
He’s been lying all night.
♪
>> Sheriff Rada just returned home when she was ambushed in
home when she was ambushed in
her garage.
fraud. A mother of 3 was
shot in the
>> when front was murdered,
suspicion immediately turned to
her estranged husband, Bob
product. You too, can.
Here’s County Sheriff’s detectives question Bob Friday,
detectives question Bob Friday,
immediately following his
wife’s murder fraud. It was a
Missouri City public safety
officer, a hybrid firefighter police officer.
police officer.
>> As you would love to do. wrong with this picture?
wrong with this picture?
>> You know, there’s no
robbery. There’s or sexual
assault. There’s no carjack in
front of did have an alibi.
While the time it happened.
I was at church with my
children. True. But detectives knew Bob We’re in the middle of
knew Bob We’re in the middle of
a contentious divorce and
custody battle. There’s also
the matter of the $1000 in cash
found in Bob’s car. The night
of air is murder. He is so self-serving. So egotistical is
self-serving. So egotistical is
that, you know, classic
narcissistic and believes the
world revolves around him.
Victims rights advocate Andy
Kahn has remain close to Phares
family. Everyone was nervous. Judy Cox was a social worker
Judy Cox was a social worker
assigned or supervised visits
between Bob Friday in these
children. After their mother’s
murder, Bradley was
7 Daniel 6. The number 4.
I can remember her walking
around the office and saying to
anyone who would listen, the
bad guys put.
>> Bullet tonight, Mommy said Cox’s notes from those
Cox’s notes from those
meetings. Will the confusion
and pain these children indoor?
They wanted to know when they
could live
with him. Amber cried when he
left him wanted just one more
hug.
>> 5 months after fares murder
Bob Broughton was arrested and
charged with hiring 2 men.
Joseph Andrew priced ash and
Howard Paul Guidry to kill his
wife. Prosecutors said priced ash was the go-between and get
ash was the go-between and get
away. Driver Guidry was the
trigger man.
>> My foot daughter says
student from the peak of the
these people are not human.
>> Well, during trial witnesses testified Bob Prada talked to
testified Bob Prada talked to
several people about finding
someone to kill his wife. ♪
Some of the injuries, jail
phone calls were recorded. ♪
♪
Bob was convicted and sentenced
to death in 1996. But more than
a decade later, he won a
retrial. An appeals court determined price dashing good
determined price dashing good
reason. Confessions were
inadmissible. I just felt so
sorry. We’re like somebody
having to go through that
again. Cox remain close to the
family was by their side when
the 2009 re trial ended the same as the first.
same as the first.
>> Bob tried and convicted and
sentenced to death.
>> I can’t get that image out
of my mind. We’re a smiling
into the camera. >> Are certain cases that?
>> Are certain cases that?
We deserve the death penalty?
And Bob fraud is right at the
top of the list.
>> Farah father’s father has
since passed away. Andy Kahn
says he will attend Bob Prada’s execution honoring a promise he
execution honoring a promise he
made to witness the execution.
If there is father could not