LOCAL POLICE FOR more
than a DECADE. THIS
MORNING -- FOR THE FIRST
TIME... THEY'RE
RELEASING NEW DETAILS
ABOUT ITS POSSIBLE
CONNECTION WITH ONE OF
THE CRAZIEST PRISON
BREAKS IN U-S HISTORY.
HERE'S MY INVESTIGATION
OF THE NURSE -- WHO
DISAPPEARED IN THE
DESERT -
...
9.25.34 they were the
focus of a nationwide
manhunt - 9.25.36..
...DET 2.53 she just
9.27.44 the seven broke
out of the south texas
prison 9.27.47..
...DET - 10.32 maybe we
have a link between at
least two of the tx 7 -
10.38... 10.40 related
to the disappearance of
carmengonzalez 10.42..
..NEWS male reporter--
9.31.23 the saga of the
texas 7 continues
9.31.26.. THAT COULDN'T
BE MORE TRUE - FOR SANTA
FE POLICE DETECTIVES...
FOR THE FIRST TIME... IN
16 YEARS.
..DET. - 13.36 yes, this
is the missing person's
flyer we put out 13.38.
DETECTIVE TONY TRUJILLO
IS TALKING ABOUT THE
POSSIBLE CONNECTION OF A
NURSE WHO DISAPPEARED IN
SANTA FE... AND THE
INFAMOUS TEXAS SEVEN -
CONVICTED MURDERERS,RA
PISTS... AND A CHILD
ABUSER WHO PULLED OFF
ONE OF THE BIGGEST
PRISON BREAKOUTS IN
TEXAS HISTORY. COULD THE
VIOLENT CRIMINALS...
KNOW WHERE CARMEN
GONZALES IS? HER FAMILY
HOPES FOR ANSWERS SOON.
...carmen sister
11.35.29 that we miss
her very much 11.35.31
that her parents are
still alive 11.35.34..
DECEMBER 31ST, 2000 -
CARMEN WOULD CHECK INTO
THIS SANTA FE MOTEL.
COME CHECK-OUT...
SOMETHING BIZARRE WAS
DISCOVERED. INSIDE
CARMEN'S
MOTEL ROOM --
EVERYTHING SHE WAS
TRAVELING WITH -- END
TABLES STACKED ON ONE
ANOTHER, HER CLOTHING,
HER PURSE...
...detective 2.16 even
to the point where her
WAS THAT RENTED VAN.
DAYS LATER
DETECTIVES FIND THE
VAN...BROKEN DOWN IN
SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW -
ONLY BLANKETS FOUND
INSIDE POLICE HELICOPTER
VIDEO SHOWS - ITS IN A
REMOTE AREA OF SANTA FE
COUNTY.
.. 4.34 CRYSTAL you have
blood, no body, no
crime? DETECTIVE we did
suspect foul play 4.56.
AND THE CASE WAS ABOUT
TO
GET A WHOLE LOT
STRANGER..
..STANDUP - 11.37 the
same day of carmen's
disappearance police got
restaurant right behind
me..11.42
...
4.17 a woman who was
eating at this
restaurant was watching
a newscast and noticed
that two of the tx seven
were almost right next
to her at the next table
4.28.
THEN - ANOTHER WOMAN
CALLS POLICE ABOUT THE
MISSING
NURSE... SAYING SHE SAW
HER A FEW DAYS EARLIER -
LOOKING SCARED IN A VAN,
JUST LIKE THE ONE CARMEN
RENTED... AND SHE SAW
TWO MEN WITH HER. POLICE
SHOW THE WOMAN -
PICTURES OF THE TEXAS
SEVEN...
14.23. one of them was
positivlyid'd as
larryharper 14.26... THE
OTHER - MICHAEL
RODRIGUEZ. WEEKS LATER
--THE LAW CATCHES UP
WITH THE FUGITIVES IN
COLORADO - SIX ARE
RECAPTURED. HARPER -
COMMITS SUICIDE.
...12.35- DETECTIVE: he
defiently was the one
link we needed to
solving the case 12.39
.. CASE CLOSED? - NOT
EXACTLY... FOR THE NEXT
FEW YEARS - DETECTIVES
SEND CADAVER DOGS TO THE
MOUNTAINS, KEEP TABS ON
CARMEN'S BANK
ACCOUNTS...AND TRY TO
FIND OUT IF ANY OF THE
ESCAPEES EVER STOPPED IN
NEW MEXICO .. AT LEAST
ONE COLORADO MAN --
BELIEVED SO BACK THEN ..
..news - female reporter
were stuck in a
snowstorm 9.30.37 ..
..NATS OF AIRPLANE.. SO
DETECTIVE TRUJILLO
HOPPED
ON A PLANE...TO SIT DOWN
WITH EACH INMATE STILL
ALIVE - BUT
ON DEATH ROW.
..inmate interview -
00.32 mrrivas how are
you doing - 00.34. 01.02
this is involving a case
of the disappearance of
a woman in 2001.. EACH
ONE - SAID THEY KNEW
NOTHING ABOUT THE
VANISHED
NURSE. BUT - DAYS BEFORE
JOSEPH GARCIA WAS TO BE
EXECUTED...HE MADE A
CALL TO DETECTIVES ...
...5.28 DETECTIVE: are
we dealing with a murder
case here? garcia: yes,
DETECTIVE: I'm sorry, I
didn't hear you? Garcia:
Yes 5.37.. GARCIA
WOULDN'T SAY ANY MORE...
?COULD CARMEN'S
DISAPPEARANCE...AND THE
SIGHTING OF THE CONVICTS
IN SANTA FE BE A
COINCIDENCE? DETECTIVES
AREN'T SURE -- BUT
THEY'RE NOT GIVING UP
YET... AND THAT'S ALL
CARMEN'S SISTER IS
ASKING FOR...
...carmen sister
11.35.49 that we can
know what happen really,
good or bad, its
important to close this
chapter 11.35.57
..
ACCORDING TO TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE WEBSITE --
GARCIA HAS YET TO BE
EXECUTED AND REMAINS ON
DEATH ROW. SANTA FE
DETECTIVES SAY HE HAS
NOT CALLED THEM BACK.
CARMEN'S FAMILY IS FROM
PUERTO RICO...AND SAY
LIVING SO FAR AWAY AND
THE LANGUAGE
BARRIER HAS MADE IT
DIFFICULT. IF YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT CARMEN'S
DISAPPEARANCE - CALL
POLICE.