SAN ANTONIO The primary suspect in a gruesome 2013 cold case murder in San Antonio has died, months after a charge in the case was dismissed, court records confirm. Hudson was extradited to San Antonio late last year, but the capital murder charge against him was dismissed in March pending further investigation. Prosecutors dismissed the case last month, citing Hudsons death, records show. Family of cold case murder victim says Bexar County DA left them in the dark on dismissalDespite strong evidence against Hudson, according to case records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders, prosecutors dismissed the capital murder charge this spring. DA officials have not said much about the case against Hudson being dismissed.

SAPD investigators outside of Martha Batchelor's apartment in July 2013. (KSAT)Authorities said Batchelor was awakened around 4:30 in the morning by someone knocking at her door or coming into the apartment. That sample matched Hudson, whose DNA was entered into the same database last summer after he was arrested for family violence in California. However, O’Connell said after the DA’s office took over providing updates, she was only given sporadic information about the case. DA officials have not said much about the case against Hudson being dismissed.