Episodes 17 & 18: The Texas Seven

In this Lone Star Lunatic series, Erin describes the 2000 prison break of the Texas Seven. 

Listen to "Ep 17: The Texas Seven, Part I" on Spreaker.

Sources:

1. Campbell, S. (2008, May 29). Notorious “Texas Seven” Try to Save One of Their Own By Insulting Him. Dallas Observer. Retrieved from https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/notorious-texas-seven-try-to-save-one-of-their-own-by-insulting-him-6374084

2. Herzog, W. (2012, March 23). Conversation with Joseph Garcia and George Rivas. On Death Row. Retrieved from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3065160/

3. King, G. C. (2001). The Texas 7: A True Story of Murder and a Daring Escape. St. Martin’s Paperbacks. Available from https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00633W4YI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

4. Moffeit, M. (2013, March 22). Revisiting the cocky masquerade of “The Texas Seven.” The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved from https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2013/03/22/revisiting-the-cocky-masquerade-of-the-texas-seven/

5. Officer Aubrey Wright Hawkins #830. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20080827105858/https://cityofirving.org/police/memorial-pages/ahawkins.html

6. PENAL CODE. TITLE 2: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY. CHAPTER 7: CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONDUCT OF ANOTHER. SUBCHAPTER A: COMPLICITY. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.7.htm

7. The Texas Seven. (2010, March 28). Breakout. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFxgj7-j9ug

8. Texas Seven Chronology. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20030622142106/http://www.courttv.com:80/trials/texas7/chronology.html

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