Death Row Information

Inmate 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 (in Feet and Inches)	5′ 7″
	Weight (in Pounds)	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; Escape

Summary of Incident
On December 24, 2000, in Irving, Texas, Murphy and six co-defendants 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 Newbury

Race and Gender of Victim
White/Male