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The Texas Seven’s Crime Spree

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In December 2000, seven inmates (known as the Texas Seven) escaped from the maximum-security prison, John B. Connally Unit in Kenedy, Texas. Led by 30-year-old George Rivas, most of the men were already serving life sentences for crimes ranging from kidnapping to murder.

The men overpowered guards and locked them in a closet, and the Texas Seven were on their way to a new crime spree. They committed various crimes across Texas and into Colorado. In Irving, near Dallas, they killed 29-year-old police officer Aubrey Hawkins. The men eluded police for over a month before being featured on America’s Most Wanted. One of the men, Larry James Harper, killed himself rather than be taken into custody. Three of the remaining men have since been executed.