Texas Seven « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

Mugshots of wanted armed convicts, who escaped from Connally Unit Prison, December 13, 2000. The convicts are top row L-R; Joseph C. Garcia, Randy Ethan Halprin, Larry Jame Harper and Patrick Henry Murphy, Jr. Bottom row, L-R; Donald Keith Newbury, George Rivas and Michael Anthony Rodriguez. (credit: Texas Department of Corrections/Newsmakers)

‘Texas 7′ Member On Death Row Loses Appeal

One of the remaining notorious “Texas 7″ gang members on death row has lost a court appeal. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected Randy Halprin’s claims challenging the validity of his conviction and death sentence.

2013/03/20

‘Texas 7′ Member Among 2 To Get Sentences Reviewed

One of the infamous “Texas 7″ fugitive gang has won an appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court and will have his death sentence reviewed.

2012/03/26

‘Texas 7′ Gang Leader Executed In Huntsville

The leader of a group of prison escapees that became known as the Texas Seven is dead. At 6:22 p.m. Wednesday, the state of Texas executed George Rivas, the highest profile death row inmate in years.

2012/02/29

Leader Of Notorious Texas 7 Gang To Die Wednesday

George Rivas already was saddled with 17 life prison terms when he told a Dallas County jury he deserved death for organizing the largest-ever jailbreak from a Texas prison and then killing an Irving police office

2012/02/28

Two ‘Texas 7′ Fugitives Lose Federal Appeals

Two of the notorious “Texas 7″ prison escapees have lost federal court appeals, moving them a step closer to execution for killing an Irving police officer more than a decade ago after breaking out of a South Texas prison.

2011/07/15

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