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The Latest on the execution of a man convicted of killing a Texas police officer in 2000 (all times local): 6:55 p.m. A member of the notori
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The Latest on the execution of a man convicted of killing a Texas police officer in 2000 (all times local): 6:55 p.m. A member of the notori
Joseph Garcia, a Bexar County man who helped pull off the Texas prison system's biggest escape, is scheduled to die in August.
A "Texas Seven" escapee who filed an appeal alleging his trial judge was racist and anti-Semitic is now scheduled for execution this year, d
Member of notorious 'Texas 7' prison-break gang executed for officer's killing during Christmas Eve 2000 robbery.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to halt the scheduled execution of a Texas inmate who was a prison escapee when he was arrested for the s
The notorious "Texas 7" gang of inmates escaped from a South Texas prison in December 2000 and then committed numerous robberies.
Another in a series of death row transformations, from high school year book to waiting on death row. This is Randy Halprin, one of the famous Texas 7 escapees from death row. His transformation to death row is nothing short of shocking. You have to love the state of Texas. The gigantic DR stenciled on a death row inmate’s leg and back is a constant reminder of what awaits them.
Top 10 Incredible Prison Escapes - pt. 3
#8 - The Texas 7
The Texas 7 was a group of prisoners who escaped from the John Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas on December 13, 2000. They were apprehended January 21-23, 2001 as a direct result of the television show America’s Most Wanted. On December 13, 2000, the seven carried out an elaborate scheme and escaped from the John B. Connally Unit, a maximum-security state prison near the South Texas town of Kenedy. Using several well-planned ploys, the seven convicts overpowered and restrained nine civilian maintenance supervisors, four correctional officers and three uninvolved inmates at approximately 11:20 a.m.
The escape occurred during the slowest period of the day when there would be less surveillance of certain locations like the maintenance area — during lunch and at count time. Most of these plans involved one of the offenders calling someone over, while another hit the unsuspecting person on the head from behind. Once the victim was subdued, the offenders would remove some of his clothing, tie him up, gag him and place him in an electrical room behind a locked door. Eleven prison workers and three uninvolved inmates were bound and gagged. The attackers stole clothing, credit cards, and identification from their victims.
The group also impersonated prison officers on the phone and created false stories to ward off suspicion from authorities. They eventually made their way to the prison maintenance pickup-truck which they used to escape from the prison grounds. The remaining 5 living members of the group are all on death row awaiting death by lethal injection. Of the other two, one committed suicide and one has already been executed.