Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Murphy, Patrick Henry, Jr.
	TDCJ Number	999461
	Date of Birth	10/03/1961
	Date Received	11/20/2003
	Age (when Received)	42
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	09
	Date of Offense	12/24/2000
	Age (at the time of Offense)	39
	County	Dallas
	Race	White
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Grey
	Height	05'07"
	Weight	212
	Eye Color	Hazel
	Native County	Dallas
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Maintenance, Carpenter, Laborer

Prior Prison Record
#386888 on a 50 year sentence from Dallas County for aggravated sexual assault; 12/13/2000 escaped from custody

Summary of Incident
On 12/24/2000, in Irving, Texas, Murphy and six codefendants fatally shot a 31 year old white male police officer while on escape from the TDCJ Connally Unit.

Co-Defendants
Joseph Garcia, George Rivas, Randy Halprin, Larry Harper, Michael Rodriguez, Donald Newberry

Race and Gender of Victim
White/Male