by TexasKowboy » Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:48 pm
Dec. 13, 2000 at 11:20 AM they escaped From John Connally Unit, a maximum-security prison located just outside of Kenedy, Texas. For years Kenedy was known as “Six Shooter Junction.”
On Dec 24, Christmas Eve, at around 6:30 pm they shot and killed Officer Aubrey Hawkins, a 29-year-old rookie cop who had been with the Irving Police Department.
On Jan 22, 2001 4 of the imates were captured and one commetted suicide in Woodland Park, Co.
On Jan 23, 2001 the last 2 were caputred in Colorado Springs, Co.
At this time 4 are on Death row I am not sure when the trial for the last 2 is set for nor what the hold up is.
I do not live far from Kenedy, Tx and it was the night of the escape that convinced my Brother who was a state trooper at the time to retire. He said as he was standing on the side of a country road conducting a road block searcing every vehicle that travled into Goliad County. That if the Texas 7 happen to be in one of the vehicles that they were stopping he and his partner were sitting ducks.
Why were they sitting ducks? Because they were out on the side of the road from 3pm till 7 am the next morning. It was around 20 degrees farinhite that night with a strong wet north wind. If you have ever been in south centeral Texas when it is in the 20's you will know how cold it was. They couldn't draw down on every vehicle that pulled up. Most of the vehicles were occupied by Farmer Brown or Aunt Bea.
He knew the dangers of law enforcement his whole 30 year carear. But for some reason he came face to face with it that night.
I was down in the Rio Grand Valley working on a drug case. We loaded up and headed for San Antonio where everyone in law enforcement believed they were headed. We got there but a day to late. After they left San Antonio I went back to the valley and was not involved in the case after that.
Enough history for one day.
Kowboy
If I ain't sinkin', well I must be swimin' If I ain't dead, I must be livin' Livin' is the thing, that scares me the most And if I ain't sleepin', well I better be fishin' If I ain't anchored I will be driftin' But all and all, I'm doing pretty good, since I hit my third coast!