Died in prison
Martin Gurule
Martin Gurule, 29, was from Corpus Christi and worked as a cleanup orderly at the Ellis Unit in Huntsville, Texas, according to prison officials. On Thanksgiving night in 1998 he left the unit with six other men, climbing two fences while guards in towers fired at them. His body was found in the Trinity River several weeks later, and an autopsy listed drowning as the cause of death, probably on the night of the escape. The manner of death was not stated.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The autopsy found that he drowned, probably the night of his escape from the Ellis Unit, but did not state a manner of death.
Reported by: autopsy.
Custody: Serving a sentence.