The 1974 Huntsville Prison siege was an eleven-day prison uprising that took place from July 24 to August 3, 1974, at the Huntsville Walls Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections in …

For 11 days behind its 15-foot redbrick wall in the sweltering summer of 1974, three armed inmates held 15 people hostage, culminating in a violent shootout that left two hostages and …

Aug 6, 2024 · For 11 days behind its 15-foot red brick wall in the sweltering summer of 1974, three armed inmates held fifteen people hostage, culminating in a violent shootout that left two …

Jul 23, 2020 · HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KTRK) -- On July 24, 1974, a narcotics kingpin behind bars at the Walls Unit in Huntsville led two other inmates to take over the library and hold 11 prison …

Jul 24, 2024 · The Texas Prison Museum will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic July 24, 1974, hostage siege at the Huntsville Prison Unit, one of the longest in United States …

In the summer of 1974, three inmates of the Texas state prison in Huntsville, armed with handguns and a large supply of ammunition smuggled into the unit, took hostage 12 prison …

Aug 15, 2004 · From one o’clock on the afternoon of July 24, 1974, until shortly before ten o’clock the night of August 3, eleven days later, one of the longest hostage-taking sieges in the history …

the siege, which took place in july 1974, is said to be the longest escape attempt in united states penal history. the perpetrators. armed with guns smuggled into the prison, held librarians, …

Jul 19, 2023 · "Stop right there or I'll kill you!" -- "Let's get the hell out of here" -- "There's a man up here with a gun" -- "Fred, what the hell are you doing?"

Aug 2, 2024 · For 11 days behind its 15-foot red brick wall in the sweltering summer of 1974, three armed inmates held fifteen people hostage, culminating in a violent shootout that left two …