Texas 7 escapee Randy Halperin marries ahead of new Dallas trial

The member of the infamous Texas 7 prison escapees is now a married man. Randy Halperin was back in a Dallas County courtroom on Friday as prosecutors and defense attorneys moved forward with the discovery efforts for his new trial.Halperin’s new bride was also there and spoke to FOX 4.Randy Halperin RetrialFriday’s status hearing was for the judge to check on the progress being made.Both sides talked about dates to review boxes of evidence from the case that started in 2000. They both agreed to a September deadline for going through the paperwork and 15 VHS tapes that will need to be converted before they can be viewed.The next status hearing is set for October.The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office still hasn’t said whether it plans to seek the death penalty again or life in prison during the new trial.That answer may not come until the county’s new district attorney, Amber Givens, takes office in January.Randy Halperin’s WifeA woman who identified herself as Halperin’s wife at
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