The Texas 7 was a group of criminals who escaped from the John Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas. 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. ...

The group was composed of the following criminals:

• Joseph C. Garcia
• Randy Ethan Halprin
• Larry James Harper
• Donald Keith Newbury
• Patrick Henry Murphy, Jr.
• George Rivas (Ringleader)
• Michael Anthony Rodriguez

On December 13, 2000, the criminals put forth a complicated and elaborate scheme which would break themselves free from the prison, ultimately driving out in a white prison truck. The warden grew embarrassed over the escape, since modifications in procedures would have prevented it. George Rivas (born May 6, 1970) is the former ringleader of the infamous Texas 7 criminal group. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The white prison truck was found near a Wal-Mart. The Texas 7 first went into San Antonio right after breaking out of the complex. Realizing that they were running out of funds, they robbed a Radio Shack in Pearland, Texas the next day on December 14 at around 2 AM. In order to bypass the otherwise-competent store security, they entered via a very small-scale adjacent computer software store, wherein they proceeded to knock down the flimsy sheetrock wall to the other side. Once inside and undetected, they tethered the Radio Shack safe to their monster truck, and literally drove the large safe outside of the building, causing havoc to the parking lot and pavement. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Downtown San Antonio as viewed from the Tower of the Americas Nickname: Alamo City Location in Texas Founded Incorporated 1731   County Bexar County Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - Total  - Water 1,067. ... RadioShack Corporation (formerly Radio Shack) (NYSE: RSH) runs a chain of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of Europe. ... Pearland is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Drywall (also called gypsum board, GWB, plasterboard, SHEETROCK® and Gyproc®) is a building material consisting of gypsum formed into a flat sheet and sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper. ... 2005 Bigfoot monster truck racing in Arizona A monster truck is an automobile, typically a pickup truck, which has been modified or purpose built with extremely large wheels and suspension. ...

On December 19, four of the members checked into an Econo Lodge motel under assumed names. They would plot out which target to hit next. December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

They later decided to rob an Oshman's sports store in Irving, Texas. On December 24, 2000, which was Christmas Eve, they held up the store and stole many weapons. Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins came to the scene, but was shot dead before the gang fled the scene. A $100,000 reward was then offered to whoever could snare the group of criminals. The reward would climb to $500,000 before the denouement of the escape. Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... See also Christmas The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, December 24, the day before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas festivities. ... 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. ...

Wayne Holder, the owner of an RV Park in Woodland Park, Colorado, happened to watch America's Most Wanted on January 20, 2001. He found that the Texas 7, who were being compared to Angel Maturino Resendiz, were in his trailer park. When he confirmed this, he reported the suspicious activities to local authorities the next day on January 21. Woodland Park is a city located in Teller County, Colorado. ... Americas Most Wanted is a long-running TV show produced by 20th Century Fox and running on Fox that profiles fugitives wanted for violent crimes, often including those currently on the FBIs Ten Most Wanted list (see FBI ten most wanted fugitives). ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Angel Maturino Resendiz is a former serial killer awaiting death on the Texas death row. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

SWAT Teams found three of the members, Garcia, Rodriguez, and Rivas, in a Jeep Cherokee. Authorities moved in to capture them in a nearby gas station. They then found Halprin and Harper in an RV. Halprin surrendered peacefully, but Harper committed suicide with a pistol. The surviving four members found so far had been arrested.

On January 23, they received information about the whereabouts of the last two. They were hiding out in a Holiday Inn in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The two, Newbury and Murphy, made some live TV broadcasts before they were arrested. Both of them harshly denounced the criminal justice system in Texas, with Newbury adding "the system is as corrupt as we are." January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the hotel chain; for the film, please see Holiday Inn (film). ... Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. ...

Authorities later found out that a woman named Patsy Gomez conspired with a man named Raul Rodriguez to help the Texas 7.

George Rivas had been sentenced to death after being extradited to Texas. Since then, all five surviving members of the Texas 7 have been put on death row alongside Rivas.

External links

• Article about Texas 7