George Rivas (born May 6, 1970) is the former ringleader of the infamous Texas 7 criminal group. Rivas alleguably is a career criminal who is currently sitting on the Texas death row. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Texas 7 were a group of criminals who escaped from the John Connally Unit in Kenedy, Texas. ... This article is actively undergoing a major edit for 30 minutes to format the entire page. ...

He was born in El Paso, Texas. He was raised by his grandparents at age six after his parents divorced. Rivas was dreaming of being a police officer in high school, but his lust for money and guns helped shape him into a criminal. He had named his dogs Ruger and Baretta, after two types of guns. He never participated in high school activities. Downtown El Paso, Texas, looking south into Mexico from the US side. ... This article is actively undergoing a major edit for 30 minutes to format the entire page. ... For the band, see The Police. ...

One year after graduating from Ysleta High School, he committed his first robbery and burglary. Since at the time, he had no prior criminal record, he was sentenced to ten years of probation. Meanwhile, he enrolled as a general studies major at the University of Texas at El Paso. He would drop out after three semesters, in the spring of 1993 The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP is a public, coeducational university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

He eventually started his own string of robberies. He robbed a Radio Shack in El Paso on October 3, 1992. On October 23, he robbed a Checker's Auto Parts store. About two weeks later, he robbed an Oshman's sporting goods store. On May 12, 1993, he robbed a Furr's Grocery store in El Paso. On May 25, 1993, Rivas and a friend robbed a Toys "Я" Us. He was arrested after this robbery. He had been suspected of robbing stores in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. RadioShack Corporation (formerly Radio Shack) (NYSE: RSH) runs a chain of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of Europe. ... October 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 23 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Toys R Us (NYSE: TOY) is a toy store chain based in the United States. ... This article is actively undergoing a major edit for 30 minutes to format the entire page. ... Oklahoma is a South Central state of the United States (with strong midwestern and western influences) and its U.S. postal abbreviation is OK; others abbreviate the states name Okla. ... State nickname: Land of Enchantment Other U.S. States Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson Official languages English and Spanish Area 315,194 km² (5th)  - Land 314,590 km²  - Water 607 km² (0. ...

Rivas was sentenced to 18 terms of life in prison, 17 of them consecutively. He grew bored of prison life, and he decided to carve up a plan to escape.

Rivas, along with six other men, broke out of the John Connally Unit in Kenedy, Texas on December 13, 2000. The following day, on December 14, he and his teammates robbed a Radio Shack in Pearland, Texas. His experience in robbing the previous Radio Shack helped him out there. The John Connally Unit is a maximum-security prison from which the infamous Texas 7 escaped on 13th December 2000. ... Kenedy is a city located in Karnes County, Texas. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Pearland is a city located in Texas, partially in Brazoria County and partially in Harris County. ...

On December 24, the group robbed an Oshman's in Irving, Texas. He and his group shot to death a police officer named Aubrey Hawkins. The reward over him and his friends grew as time passed after the infamous robbery and murder. December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... Irving is a suburb of Dallas, Texas and is located in Dallas County. ... Aubrey Wright Hawkins (1971-December 24, 2000) was an Irving, Texas police officer who was shot dead at age 29 by the Texas 7 at a robbery of a sports store in Irving on December 24, 2000. ...

Rivas was nabbed at a trailer park in Colorado on January 23 inside a Jeep Cherokee, with Joseph Garcia and Michael Rodriguez. Three others- Randy Halprin, Patrick Murphy, and Donald Newbury, were arrested over the next two days. Larry Harper killed himself. Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Rivas was extradited to Texas, tried and sentenced to death, a penalty in which he asked for. He is still on death row.