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.

Criminal justice expert, Mitchel Roth, breaks down what went wrong the day of Gonzalo Lopez's escape and where TDCJ goes from here.

Melanie Tieperman was the last person to see Gonzalo Lopez before he disappeared into the woods.

More details emerge from TDCJ reports regarding escaped inmate Gonzalo Lopez

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

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.

SEEKING ACCOUNTABILITY: KBTX questioned state and prison officials months after convicted Killer Gonzalo Lopez escaped custody and murdered a family of five.

Many continue to question how Gonzalo Lopez escaped from custody in Centerville, evaded law enforcement for weeks, and later murdered a family of five.

One inmate has escaped after he stole a TDC transport bus and wrecked it about two miles west of Centerville