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TDCJ Investigation

TDCJ Investigation

Wanted poster for Gonzalo Lopez

1 year after Texas inmate escape residents still shaken by devastating events

Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 6:34 PM CDT
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By Hope Merritt
Friday marks one year since a Texas inmate escaped a Texas Department of Criminal Justice bus in Centerville, leading to the murder of five people and the inmate’s death

TDCJ Investigation

When tragedy strikes, reporters are some of the first at the scene and that’s exactly what...

RECKLESS Episode 3: The Journalists

Updated: Dec. 31, 2022 at 10:25 PM CST
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By Adrienne DeMoss
When tragedy strikes, reporters are some of the first at the scene and that’s exactly what happened when KBTX received news that Gonzalo Lopez escaped from a Texas Department of Criminal Justice transport near Centerville, Texas.

TDCJ Investigation

Gonzalo Lopez

RECKLESS Episode 2: The Expert

Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 2:43 PM CST
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By Adrienne DeMoss
Criminal justice expert, Mitchel Roth, breaks down what went wrong the day of Gonzalo Lopez's escape and where TDCJ goes from here.

TDCJ Investigation

A TDCJ Serious Incident Report shows confusion on the scene and failures to use canines...

RECKLESS Episode 1: The Eyewitness

Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 9:54 AM CST
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By Adrienne DeMoss
Melanie Tieperman was the last person to see Gonzalo Lopez before he disappeared into the woods.

TDCJ Investigation

Gonzalo Lopez

Report: Gonzalo Lopez requested books on survival techniques and weapons ahead of escape

Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 10:25 PM CST
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By Donnie Tuggle
More details emerge from TDCJ reports regarding escaped inmate Gonzalo Lopez

More TDCJ Investigation Stories

TDCJ Investigation

A TDCJ Serious Incident Report shows confusion on the scene and failures to use canines...

Documents detail efforts and failures during search for Gonzalo Lopez

Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 6:53 PM CST
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By Morgan Riddell
A TDCJ Serious Incident Report shows confusion on the scene and failures to use canines properly impacted the search.

TDCJ Investigation

Mark Collins and his four grandsons were murdered on June 2 by Gonzalo Lopez, a convicted...

Documents released show TDCJ failures leading up to inmate escape

Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 8:16 PM CST
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By Morgan Riddell
An independent review by CGL, a corrections facility expert group, of TDCJ protocol, surveillance footage and facilities, determined what lead up to the escape of Lopez.

Local

Mark Collins and his four grandsons were murdered on June 2 by Gonzalo Lopez, a convicted...

Officials refuse to answer questions about prison escape that led to mass murders

Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 10:38 PM CST
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By Donnie Tuggle and Katie Aupperle
SEEKING ACCOUNTABILITY: KBTX questioned state and prison officials months after convicted Killer Gonzalo Lopez escaped custody and murdered a family of five.

Focus At Four

Mark Collins and his four grandsons were murdered on June 2 by Gonzalo Lopez, a convicted...

Focus at Four: The Marshall Project investigates the case of escaped inmate Gonzalo Lopez

Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 5:25 PM CST
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By Katie Aupperle
Many continue to question how Gonzalo Lopez escaped from custody in Centerville, evaded law enforcement for weeks, and later murdered a family of five.

Crime

Gonzalo Lopez, 46

Search for escaped inmate continues, reward money increased to $50,000 for information leading to arrest

Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 1:17 PM CDT
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By Adrienne DeMoss
One inmate has escaped after he stole a TDC transport bus and wrecked it about two miles west of Centerville
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