The Texas 7 were a group of prisoners who escaped from the John B. Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas, on December 13, 2000. Six of the seven were apprehended over a month later, between January 22–24, 2001, as a direct result of the television show America's Most Wanted. The seventh committed suicide before he could be arrested.

Nov 16, 2023 · Their faces were everywhere, and the media soon dubbed them the Texas 7. As they made their way across Texas, they ended up in Irving on Dec. 24, 2000. The plan at first was to rob the sporting...

Nov 13, 2009 · On December 13, 2000, seven convicts break out of a maximum-security prison in South Texas, setting off a massive six-week manhunt.

Mar 1, 2012 · HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The leader of the fugitive gang known as the “Texas 7" was executed Wednesday for killing a suburban Dallas police officer during a robbery 11 years ago after organizing and pulling off Texas’ biggest prison break.

Nov 6, 2024 · The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a new trial for one of the last living members of the Texas 7. Randy Halprin was part of a group of escaped prisoners who broke out of the Connally Unit, a Texas prison, in 2000 and while on the run, fatally shot police officer Aubrey Hawkins.

The Texas Seven is a term that describes one of the most famous groups of prison escapees in recent United States history. Using elaborate plans, these seven inmates managed to overpower over 15 people before managing to escape the maximum-security prison "John Connally Unit" in December of 2000.

Mar 28, 2019 · One of the last living members of a notorious group of former fugitives will be executed in Huntsville, Texas on Thursday. Patrick Murphy was one of the "Texas 7" prison escapees convicted for...

Jan 22, 2001 · Jan. 19: Texas officials demote warden and suspend three other prison workers. Jan. 22: Four escapees arrested in Woodland Park, Colo. One inmate commits suicide.

Dec 4, 2018 · Texas executed the 47-year-old Garcia on Tuesday, almost 18 years after he and the other inmates known as the "Texas Seven" construed a detailed plan to break out of the Connally Unit in Karnes...

Feb 13, 2020 · They were the escaped convicts, who were now widely known as the “Texas 7.” Together, they faced a total of more than 700 years behind bars for murder, rape, child abuse, and armed robbery.