Victims
Mary Tyler, 37
Opie Ann Hughes, 39
David Maxwell, 20
Joey Johnson, 20
Monte Landers, 19
Jailed Robber Convicted of 25-Year-Old Texas KFC Murders
Trial in 1983 KFC murders starts this week
KFC Murder Trial Reveals Victim Sexually Assaulted
Exclusive One-On-One with Darnell Hartsfield
Convicted KFC killer denies role
Robber convicted of infamous KFC murders in Texas
Romeo Pinkerton Pleads Guilty In KFC Murders
KFC murders defendants seek new DNA tests
Darnell Hartsfield v State of Texas
30 Years Later: Kilgore KFC Murders
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Wikipedia: Kentucky Fried Chicken murders
Movies/Documentaries
Motives & Murders: Texas Massacre
Defendants
Darnell Hartsfield – convicted, sentenced to life in prison [denied parole 8/15/2007]
Romeo Pinkerton – pled guilty, sentenced to life in prison [denied parole 6/11/2014]
INMATE INFORMATION
SID Number: 02612160
TDCJ Number: 01539158
Name: HARTSFIELD, DARNELL
Race: B
Gender: M
DOB: 1960-12-11
Maximum Sentence Date: LIFE SENTENCE
CUMULATIVE OFFENSES
Current Facility: EASTHAM
Projected Release Date: LIFE SENTENCE
Parole Eligibility Date: 2023-01-08
Offense History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Sentence (YY-MM-DD)
1983-11-10 BURG OF HABITATION 1984-02-13 SMITH 7-83-547 9-00-00
1983-09-26 AGGRV.ROB W/FIREARM 1984-02-13 SMITH 7-84-5 25-00-00
1994-11-17 DEL C/S 1995-07-28 SMITH 7-95-207 40-00-00
1994-11-17 ENG ORG CRIM ACT 1995-07-28 SMITH 7-95-504 40-00-00
2003-09-22 AGGRAVATED PERJURY 2005-10-27 RUSK CR04-363 9999-99-99
1983-09-23 CAPITAL MURDER 2008-09-30 RUSK CR05-333 9999-99-99
1983-09-23 CAPITAL MURDER 2008-09-30 RUSK CR05-334 9999-99-99
1983-09-23 CAPITAL MURDER 2008-09-30 RUSK CR05-335 9999-99-99
1983-09-23 CAPITAL MURDER 2008-09-30 RUSK CR05-336 9999-99-99
1983-09-23 CAPITAL MURDER 2008-09-30 RUSK CR05-337 9999-99-99
INMATE INFORMATION
SID Number: 02333541
TDCJ Number: 01464705
Name: PINKERTON, ROMEO
Race: B
Gender: M
DOB: 1958-04-11
Maximum Sentence Date: LIFE SENTENCE
Current Facility: ROBERTSON
Projected Release Date: LIFE SENTENCE
Parole Eligibility Date: 2014-04-30
Offense History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Sentence (YY-MM-DD)
1988-04-26 BURG HABIT 1989-05-19 SMITH 789204 50-00-00
1984-01-08 BURG BLDG 1984-04-13 SMITH 1-84-112 25-00-00
2005-07-30 BURG BUILD 2006-08-11 SMITH 007-1369-05 20-00-00
1983-09-23 MURDER 2007-10-29 RUSK CR05-338 9999-99-99
1983-09-23 MURDER 2007-10-29 RUSK CR05-339 9999-99-99
1983-09-23 MURDER 2007-10-29 RUSK CR05-341 9999-99-99
1983-09-23 MURDER 2007-10-29 RUSK CR05-342 9999-99-99
1983-09-23 MURDER 2007-10-29 RUSK CR05-340 9999-99-99
