Thomas Eugene Kamp, 46, was one of six people killed during a camping trip in Tennessee Colony, Texas, on November 15, 2015. The group had been on property recently purchased from the family of William Hudson, who reportedly resented the sale. Hudson, 33, attacked the campsite; among the dead were Thomas Kamp, his sons Nathan Kamp and Austin Kamp, Carl Johnson, Hannah Johnson, and Kade Johnson. Cynthia Johnson survived by hiding until dawn and then alerted authorities.
Hudson was arrested the next day, November 16, 2015. At trial the prosecution emphasized a personality disorder and argued Hudson’s conduct was not explained by mental illness, while the defense pointed to brain damage, seizures, prior car accidents, and alcohol abuse. The jury convicted Hudson on three counts of capital murder and, following sentencing proceedings, imposed the death penalty by lethal injection on November 15, 2017.
Anyone who knew Thomas Kamp or was at the campsite that day, or who has information about the events leading up to the attack, is asked to come forward.