Carrasco Siege Periodical Collection

Collection

Identifier: THR/01/2021.s233

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This is a single item collection containing a special insert printed by “The Huntsville Item” newspaper featuring many articles regarding the Carrasco prison siege and hostage standoff at the Huntsville Unit prison.

Dates

1975-07-23

Conditions Governing Use

The materials represented in this finding aid have been made available for research, teaching and private use. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) these items without prior permission on the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies.

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Biographical / Historical

In 1974, Fredrico Gomez Carrasco, along with two others, attempted to escape from the Huntsville “Walls” Unit. The offenders took 15 hostages in an attempt to secure a release. The hostage standoff spanned eleven days before its conclusion. Unfortunately, the siege resulted in the deaths of two innocent employees, Yvonne Beseda and Julia Standley.