| Date of birth: | Nov 22, 1945 |
| Ethnicity: | BLACK |
| Hair: | Salt and pepper |
| Eyes: | Brown |
| Parent institution: | MENARD CORRECTIONAL CENTER |
| Inmate status: | NON-IDOC CUSTODY |
| Admission date: | Sep 25, 1981 |
| Unit: | ASPC Eyman SMU II |
| Status: | ACTIVE |
| Release type: | REC. CC/CS |
| Most recent loc: | ASPC Eyman |
| Last movement: | May 18, 2006 |
| Inmate number: | 047621 |
| Inmate detainee: | INMATE |
| Custody class: | 5/1 |
| Crime description: | INMATE 047621 - HOOPER, MURRAY . On the evening of December 31, 1980, William Bracy and Murray Hooper (both of whom were from Chicago), and Edward McCall (a former Phoenix police officer) went to the Home of Patrick Redmond in Phoenix. Mr. Redmond, his wife, and his mother-in-law, Helen Phelps, were at home preparing for a New Year's Eve party. Bracy, Hooper, and McCall entered the house at gunpoint and forced the Redmonds and Mrs. Phelps into the master bedroom. After taking jewelry and money, the intruders bound and gagged the victims. They then shot each victim in the head and also slashed Mr. Redmond's throat. Mr. Redmond and Mrs. Phelps died from their wounds, but Mrs. Redmond survived and later identified all three killers. Bracy and Hooper were convicted of the murders following a joint trial. McCall and Robert Cruz (who was alleged to have hired the killers) were also convicted of the murders following a joint trial. Cruz won a new trial on appeal, was convicted again, won another new trial on appeal, and was ultimately found not guilty. Joyce Lukezic (the wife of Mr. Redmond's business partner) was also charged with the murders, and was convicted in a separate trial. After obtaining a new trial, she was found not guilty. PROCEEDINGS Presiding Judge: Cecil Patterson Prosecutors: Joseph Brownlee and Michael Jones Start of Trial: November 4, 1982 Verdict: December 24, 1982 Sentencing: February 11, 1983 Aggravating Circumstances Prior convictions punishable by life imprisonment Prior convictions involving violence Grave risk of death to others (struck on appeal) Pecuniary gain Especially heinous/cruel/depraved Mitigating Circumstances PUBLISHED OPINIONS State v. Hooper, 145 Ariz. 538, 703 P.2d 482 (1985). |
| Community supervision parole: | N |
| Commitment status: | COMPLETE AND VERIFIED |
| Institution: | MENARD CORRECTIONAL CENTER |
| Offender status: | NON-IDOC CUSTODY |
| Description: | RECORDED |
| Booking date: | Sep 25, 1981 |
| Jail name: | Illinois Department of Correction |
| Location: | 1301 Concordia Ct., Springfield, IL 62794 |
| Booking number: | A70571 |
| Booking location: | Cook County, IL |
| Booking location: | Maricopa County, AZ |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:A11 |
| Commit number: | A01 |
| Admit date: | Feb 11, 1983 |
| Commit number: | A02 |
| Admit date: | Feb 11, 1983 |
| Consec concur: | Concurrent:A02 |
| Commit number: | A03 |
| Admit date: | Feb 11, 1983 |
| Discharge date: | 2000 |
| Release date: | Jun 24, 2005 |
| Flat maximum: | Feb 22, 2017 |
| Consec concur: | Concurrent:A03 |
| Commit number: | A04 |
| Admit date: | Feb 11, 1983 |
| Discharge date: | 2000 |
| Release date: | Jun 23, 2040 |
| Flat maximum: | Feb 22, 2052 |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:A04 |
| Commit number: | A05 |
| Admit date: | Feb 11, 1983 |
| Discharge date: | 2000 |
| Release date: | Jun 23, 2040 |
| Flat maximum: | Feb 22, 2052 |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:A04 |
| Commit number: | A06 |
| Admit date: | Feb 11, 1983 |
| Discharge date: | 2000 |
| Release date: | Jun 23, 2040 |
| Flat maximum: | Feb 22, 2052 |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:A04 |
| Commit number: | A07 |
| Admit date: | Feb 11, 1983 |
| Discharge date: | 2000 |
| Release date: | Jun 23, 2075 |
| Flat maximum: | Feb 21, 2087 |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:A05 |
| Commit number: | A08 |
| Admit date: | Feb 11, 1983 |
| Discharge date: | 2000 |
| Release date: | Jun 23, 2075 |
| Flat maximum: | Feb 21, 2087 |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:A05 |
| Commit number: | A09 |
| Admit date: | Feb 11, 1983 |
| Discharge date: | 2000 |
| Release date: | Jun 23, 2075 |
| Flat maximum: | Feb 21, 2087 |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:A05 |
| Commit number: | A10 |
| Admit date: | Feb 11, 1983 |
| Discharge date: | 2000 |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:A08 |
| Commit number: | A11 |
| Admit date: | Feb 11, 1983 |
| Field value: | 81C1204 |
| Field name: | MITTIMUS |
| Mittimus: | 81C1204 |
| Class: | M |
| Count: | 3 |
| Offense: | MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE |
| Offense date: | Feb 23, 1981 |
| Sentence: | LIFE |
| County: | COOK |
| Sentence discharged: | NO |
| Mittimus: | 81C1204 |
| Class: | 1 |
| Count: | 3 |
| Offense: | AGGR KIDNAPPING-NO RANSOM |
| Offense date: | Feb 23, 1981 |
| Sentence: | 15 Years 0 Months 0 Days |
| County: | COOK |
| Sentence discharged: | NO |
| Mittimus: | 81C1204 |
| Class: | X |
| Count: | 3 |
| Offense: | ARMED ROBBERY |
| Offense date: | Feb 23, 1981 |
| Sentence: | 60 Years 0 Months 0 Days |
| County: | COOK |
| Sentence discharged: | NO |
| Mittimus: | 7816159 |
| Class: | 3 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Offense: | CARRY/POSS FIREARM/PUBLIC/SCH |
| Offense date: | Apr 27, 1978 |
| Sentence: | 2 Years 6 Months 0 Days |
| County: | COOK |
| Sentence discharged: | YES |
