HOUSTON -- A Houston mother is fighting to keep her son's killer behind bars, KPRC Local 2 reported Monday.

Paul Broussard, 27, was brutally beaten and stabbed to death while walking in Montrose in 1991 because he was gay.

One of the attackers, Jon Buice, is serving a 45-year prison sentence for Broussard's murder. Buice is up for parole for the third time.

"They not only took Paul's life, they took his future," said Nancy Rodriguez, Broussard's mother. "I know in reality, he will not spend 45 years."

Rodriguez, from Georgia, plans to make her plea to the parole board.

"Regardless of who it was or who he was, nobody should have to die like that," she said. "This was a horrible, horrible thing. If you read the autopsy -- it took me years to read it -- and he actually carved my child up like you would a deer. He meant to kill him."

"We're of the opinion that you shouldn't release any convicted murderer who's only served a miniscule of their sentence. It would send a terrible, terrible message out to anybody in the public that you could go kill somebody, particularly this particular crime, which was obviously motivated by hate," said Andy Kahan, a crime victims advocate.

The parole board hearing is scheduled for Tuesday. A decision is expected within a month.