If you've ever wondered whether or not America’s Most Wanted was actually useful and helped catch any criminals, this one’s for you. Settle in because it is quite a tale. In December 2000, the now-infamous Texas Seven escaped from the maximum-security John B. Connally Unit in Kenedy, Texas. Reportedly led by ringleader George Rivas, the group included Michael Rodriguez, Larry Harper, Joseph Garcia, Patrick Murphy Jr., Donald Newbury, and Randy Halprin. The escape plan was elaborate. During the lunch rush on Dec. 13, 2000, the convicts restrained nine maintenance supervisors, four correctional officers, and three other inmates. After rendering the victims unconscious, the inmates subdued them and stole their clothes and personal belongings. Three of the men ventured to the prison’s back gate, where they overtook another guard and raided the guard tower for weapons, while the remaining four were tasked with distracting the other tower guards. How? They made phone calls to the guard tower, impersonating officers. After all this intrigue, the inmates stole a maintenance pickup truck, loaded up their comrades, and simply drove away from the prison’s back gate. One of the inmates’ father provided a different getaway vehicle, allowing the Seven to abandon the stolen prison truck in a Walmart parking lot. Now free, the group embarked on a crime spree — because of course — eventually fatally shooting an Irving, Texas police officer by the name of Aubrey Hawkins. Still with us? OK. After an episode of AMW featuring the group aired on Jan. 20, 2001, phone calls reporting sightings started to pour in. The fugitives reportedly were holed up at the Coachlight Motel and R.V. Park in Woodland Park, Colorado, where they attempted to pass as missionaries by blasting Christian music. Ultimately, they were less than convincing; the FBI apprehended Garcia, Rodriguez, and Rivas at the trailer park. They discovered Halprin and Harper in an RV, though only Halprin surrendered; Harper shot himself in the chest and died. A few days later, the FBI got a tip about the location of Newbury and Murphy, who were shacked up at a Holiday Inn in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They agreed to surrender, but only after they had appeared on live TV.