Stuff That Happened

On December 13th, 2000, seven inmates incarcerated at John B. Connelly Unit near Kenedy, Texas made one of the most daring and elaborate escapes ever successfully pulled off at a maximum security facility.  The seven men had originally committed various heinous but unrelated crimes and were all serving severe prison sentences.  But they became a dangerous unit whose reckless and deadly behavior during the escape caused massive anger and tragedy within the community.  The group became known as the Texas Seven, something that sounds straight out of the Old West.  In today's video, we'll look into this riveting escape and the tragic outcome - the result of 7 dangerous criminals being on the loose with nothing to lose.  They had become absolutely desperate - and without morals or a willingness to surrender - their desperation resulted in multiple deaths.  George Angel Rivas Jr. , the ringleader of the Texas 7,  was born in El Paso, Texas on May 6th, 1970....

It was July 3rd, 1957 in Akron, Ohio at around 11:10 PM when a young man who recently turned 21 years old, Frank Freshwaters, was driving along the southbound lane of Arlington Drive. His car was not in great condition and did not have a functioning horn or emergency brake. He also did not have car insurance. As he neared 1000 Linton Drive, he suddenly saw a man crossing the road near his home right in front the car. Traveling at about 40 miles per hour, he tried to stop but was unable to do so in time and collided with 24-year old Eugene Flynt. Flynt was seriously injured and died at 12:01 AM, less than an hour after the collision. Eugene Flynt Freshwaters was arrested and booked on 2nd degree manslaughter charges, because according to prosecutor Robert Blakemore, he was speeding and driving an unsafe vehicle when the accident occurred. He was given a $1,000 bond by Judge William Victor after a hearing and was able to make bail. He eventually agreed to plead guilty and appeared...