+251 // Deja Vu

On the morning of October 5th, 2022, 30-year-old Keaira Hudson was on her way to drop her kids off at school.  To anyone looking in from the outside, it seemed to be a normal day.  But looks can be deceiving, because just around the corner sat Keaira’s estranged husband, and he was about to do the unthinkable…  

Written by Trevor Pason, edited and engineered by Scott Ecklein, and executive produced by Michael Ojibway.

Written/Sources: 

• 'Stuff of nightmares': Man indicted on charges he killed estranged wife in front of children 

• The Buffalo News  Tue, Nov 19, 2024 ·Page B1 

• Cheektowaga mother shot, killed on Shawnee Avenue identified | News 4 Buffalo 

• Unwrapping/unboxing Baby trend stroller/babyseat (From Adam’s YouTube Channel)

• Keaira Hudson FaceBook 

• adam bennefield - YouTube

• Judge Tells ‘Narcissistic’ New York Man To ‘Shut Up’ Before Sentencing Him To 25 Years To Life For Killing Estranged Wife In Front Of Children, Man Claimed: ‘I Was Set Up With An All-White Jury’ - NewsBreak 

• Facebook Post Containing Abuse Video (Graphic) 

• The Buffalo News  Sat, Oct 22, 2022 ·Page B2 

• NY man sprung on no bail in Facebook-posted beating executes wife in front of kids just hours later: cops 

• Slain mom of 3 Keaira Bennefield told cops ‘I thought I was going to die,’ just days before she was killed

• 'You're a narcissist!': Judge admonishes convicted murderer for whining about having to attend sentencing hearing

• Buffalo police investigating fatal shooting, mother of three shot dead near Shawnee and Richlawn Avenues 

• ​​Her attacker freed without bail, questions arise: Could more have been done to save Keaira? 

• The Buffalo News  Thu, Mar 02, 2000 ·Page 1

• The Buffalo News  Thu, Mar 02, 2000 ·Page 8

• The Buffalo News  Fri, Mar 03, 2000 ·Page 31

• The Buffalo News  Fri, Mar 03, 2000 ·Page 40 

• Person of interest in Buffalo homicide has violent past 

• Police Still Looking For Adam Bennefield

• The Buffalo News  Sun, Sep 17, 2000 ·Page 19 

• The Buffalo News  Mon, Sep 18, 2000 ·Page 7 

• The Buffalo News  Tue, Sep 19, 2000 ·Page 7 

• The Buffalo News  Wed, Sep 20, 2000 ·Page 19 

• The Buffalo News  Sun, Oct 08, 2000 ·Page 20 

• Blame Shifting and Minimizing: There’s no EXCUSE for Abuse - The Hotline

• Family of woman who was allegedly shot and killed by husband files lawsuit against Cheektowaga PD and town

• NY leaders call on Gov. Hochul to tighten bail laws in bipartisan push

• The Facts on Bail Reform - NYCLU

• Watch: Opening statements in Adam Bennefield trial 

• Victim's 12-year-old daughter takes stand at murder trial 

• 12-year-old tearfully testifies about seeing her stepdad shoot her mother in Buffalo 

• 'How much can a person take,' said accused killer Adam Bennefield in video taken hours before his wife was killed | wgrz.com

• Buffalo police investigating fatal shooting near Shawnee and  Richlawn Ave.  

• Police: Cheektowaga woman killed by abusive husband   

• Grieving Buffalo mother blames Kathy Hochul’s no-cash bail for daughter’s murder 

• Woman fatally shot in vehicle Wednesday morning

• Adam Bennefield wanted 

• Cheektowaga PD and Buffalo PD provide an update on the search for Adam Bennefield 

• Homicide suspect taken into custody by Buffalo police and U.S. Marshals 

• Homicide suspect Adam Bennefield taken into custody, arraigned on murder charge 

• Cheektowaga man accused of killing his estranged wife after domestic violence arrest

• Adam Bennefield Arraigned for Murder 

• Bennefield found guilty on all counts   

• Jury Convicts Cheektowaga Man of All Counts for the Murder of His Estranged Wife | Erie County District Attorney's Office 

• 'Hear me out. Shut up!' Judge admonishes Buffalo man convicted of killing his wife 

• Man sentenced for killing estranged wife in front of her kids | News 4 Buffalo 

• Cheektowaga Man Receives Maximum Sentence for Murdering His Estranged Wife | Erie County District Attorney's Office 

• Hudson's Law: family starts petition to protect domestic violence victims

• Local family pushes for 'Hudson's Law' to protect domestic violence victims 

• Judge gave protection order to Keaira Bennefield’s suspected killer after he beat her 

• Family of woman who was allegedly shot and killed by husband files lawsuit 

• Hudson’s law | MoveOn 

• Cheektowaga Police named in lawsuit filed by family of a woman shot to death | wgrz.com 

• Domestic Violence Resource Center 

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “Entangled in the Past” by Pär

• Closing Track: “Deception Uncovered by Experia ; “Death Whistle OUTRO” by Michael Ojibway

Music & Sound Effect Sources

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