George Rivas, 30, alleged ringleader. Was serving 99 years for kidnapping and burglary. Described as fearless, shrewd and cold-blooded. He and two other men robbed a sporting goods store in El Paso in 1993. More than a month later, they robbed a Toys R Us but got caught.
Randy Halprin, 23, serving 30 years for injury to a child. Beat up a baby because, he said, the infant would not stop crying. He had met the mother in a homeless shelter in 1996 and moved in with the family. Baby suffered broken arms and legs and a fractured skull.
Michael Rodriguez, 38, serving a life sentence for capital murder. Was convicted of paying a man $2,000 to kill his wife so he could collect $400,000 in life insurance. Rodriguez's wife was shot in head after she and her husband came home from movie. She died on their garage floor.
Larry Harper, 37, serving 50 years for aggravated sexual assault. Raped three women over six months in 1993 and 1994. Surprised the women at their home and tied them up. The victims lived near University of Texas at El Paso, where he took marketing classes.
Patrick Murphy Jr., 39, serving 50 years for aggravated sexual assault with deadly weapon. Entered home of 23-year-old woman he had known since high school, put a knife to her throat, covered her head with a pillowcase, cut off her nightgown and raped her.
Donald Newbury, 38, serving 99 years for aggravated robbery. Robbed a woman at a hotel in 1997 while armed with sawed-off shotgun. Had two previous convictions for armed robbery and was suspected in about a dozen other holdups in Austin area in 1986-87.
Joseph Garcia, 29, serving 50 years for murder. Stabbed Miguel Luna 19 after the two men went on a drive and Luna gave bad directions. Garcia claimed self-defense.