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Seven armed convicts, who escaped from a Texas prison December 13, are suspected of shooting a policeman 11 times in a Christmas Eve robbery near Dallas. Local and state police and federal agents have offered a reward of $100,000 per escapee. The convicts are top row L-R; Michael Anthony Rodriguez, George Rivas, Joseph C. Garcia and Larry Jame Harper. Bottom row, L-R; Randy Ethan Halprin, Patrick Henry Murphy, Jr and Donald Keith Newbury. MMR/TRA
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Randy Halprin was part of a group of escaped prisoners who broke out of the Connally Unit, a Texas prison, in 2000 and while on the run, fatally shot police officer Aubrey Hawkins.
Ahead of their show in San Antonio, indie rock legends CAKE stopped by Texas Public Radio to record a song for a session of Live From the Freight Elevator. The song titled "Billionaire in Space" is off of their new album set to be released next year. TPR's Jerry Clayton takes us behind the scenes.