Yeah, that guy's going the other direction--where it's real hot,
Texas, what took ya 20 years?
Meanwhile, the guy sounds like he was repentant. Only God and he know for sure where he will spend eternity--murder is not the Unpardonable sin of rejecting Christ, thus blaspheming the Holy Spirit.
There was a woman, Karla _______ who became a true born-again Christian in prison and sought reprieve from the death penalty in TX a few years ago. They put her down. Sad but that's the price you HAVE to pay for murder.
Sad but we have failed to execute far too few, repentant or not. The D.P. for murder is cheap and right and it cures the problem of repeat offenders 100% of the time.