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He was convicted of killing Matthew Butler and Stephen Swan outside Zion Gate Records, a music studio in Garland, northeast of Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler, an aspiring Christian singer and father of two, and Swan, who worked for him, were shot and killed during a robbery outside the studio in 2008. Broadnax and his cousin Demarius Cummings were both 19 at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Broadnax told FOX 4 in a 2008 jailhouse interview that he and Cummings had taken a DART train to Garland intending to \u201crob somebody,\u201d saying they were looking for \u201crich white folks.\u201d The robbery netted only $2, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/texas-inmate-executed-2008-garland-murders\">KDFW<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Broadnax admitted to the shooting in the interview and expressed no remorse when asked what he would say to the victims\u2019 families, KDFW reported. His case drew renewed attention after Cummings last month claimed he was the one who pulled the trigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals declined to intervene earlier this month despite Cummings\u2019 claim, according to KDFW. Broadnax\u2019s execution moved forward on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo the family I prayed for years that any of my choices would create heaviness in your heart and burdens on your spirits,\u201d Broadnax said in his final statement. \u201cI prayed to God for your forgiveness. Despite what you think about me, I hope to God that prayer was answered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut no matter what you think about me, Texas got it wrong. I&#8217;m innocent, the facts of my case should speak for itself period,&#8221; he said. \u201cLet this moment be what finally sparks the revolution that will be televised, none of it was worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Garfield Broadnax has been executed in Texas for the 2008 robbery and murders of two men outside a Christian recording studio in Garland, state officials said. He maintained his innocence in his final statement. Broadnax, 38, was pronounced dead at 6:47 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 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