TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row 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
