Gabriel Hall

Gabriel Espinosa Cañada Hall,[1] also known as Gabriel Paul Hall or Paul Gabriel Hall (born February 18, 1993[2]) is a Filipino adoptee and convicted murderer residing in Texas. Using both a knife and gun, Hall murdered a former Texas A&M University professor and injured his wife after accosting them inside the couple's garage.

Gabriel Paul Hall
Born
Gabriel Espinosa-Cañada

(1993-02-18) February 18, 1993
Cebu City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino American
Criminal charge(s)Murder of Edwin Shaar, Jr.
Criminal penaltyDeath

Early life

Hall originated from Cebu City and resided in the Children’s Shelter of Cebu for six years.[3] His original family name was Espinosa-Cañada.[4] Wes Hall and Karen Kruse Hall adopted him when he was age 11.[3] Wes Hall is a former attorney and Brazos County justice of the peace, and Karen Hall was the president of the Central Texas Orphan Mission.[1] The Halls had adopted multiple children,[5] including Hall's biological sister, Eralyn.[4] Prior to the murder Gabriel Hall attended A&M Consolidated High School.[5]

Hall's biological father, Eduardo Cañada, Sr.,[6] a resident of the Philippines, is a convicted murderer.[7]

Murder, trial, and criminal penalty
Polunsky Unit, where Hall is incarcerated

On October 20, 2011, Hall murdered 68-year-old Edwin Shaar, Jr., a former professor at Texas A&M University, and injured the man's wife, 69-year-old Linda Shaar, in their College Station residence.[7] Hall had never previously met either person.[5] Hall stabbed and shot the former professor in his garage.[7] Hall slit the throat of the wife, who was in a wheelchair, and left her; she called 9-1-1 and survived.[8] On December 21, 2011, a grand jury indicted Hall for capital murder.[1]

The Filipino American Legal Defense and Education Fund (FALDEF) aided Hall in his legal efforts.[8] His murder trial was scheduled to begin on October 21, 2013. Jarvis Parsons, the Brazos County district attorney, prosecuted Hall and sought the death penalty. His first assistant was Brian Baker. Hall had multiple attorneys, including Tony Odiorne. His defense team organized a trip to the Philippines as part of the defense.[9] FALDEF persons later traveled to Texas to assist Hall.[10]

Hall was convicted and sentenced to death. On October 9, 2015, Hall, Texas Department of Criminal Justice(TDCJ)#999599, arrived at the Texas death row for men,[2] located at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit.[6] He was the first Texas death row inmate received in 2015 [11]

References
  1. "FALDEF team back from Cebu." Filipino Reporter. Sunday October 21, 2012. Retrieved on January 28, 2015.
  2. "Hall, Paul Gabriel." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on January 28, 2016.
  3. De La Torre, AJ. "Over killing of retired professor Cebuano faces death in Texas ." The Freeman. July 18, 2013/ Retrieved on January 28, 2016.
  4. Walker, Jake. "Gabriel Hall's biological sister testifies about adoptive household." The Eagle. Tuesday October 6, 2015. Retrieved on January 28, 2016.
  5. Kiely, Maggie. "Hall murder trial could be delayed up to a year." The Eagle (Bryan-College Station). Wednesday August 28, 2013. Retrieved on January 28, 2016.
  6. "Gabriel Hall Arrives At Texas Death Row." KBTX-TV. Friday October 9, 2015. Updated Wednesday January 6, 2016. Retrieved on January 28, 2016.
  7. Walker, Jake. "What you need to know about the Gabriel Hall trial in 5 minutes." The Eagle. Friday August 28, 2015. Retrieved on January 28, 2016.
  8. "Legal team heads to Dallas to help Pinoy facing death sentence for murder." GMA News. Retrieved on January 28, 2016.
  9. "Texas lawyers trying to save 22-year-old Fil-Am facing death penalty." GMA News. July 17, 2013. Retrieved on January 28, 2015.
  11. Graczyk, Michael. "Death row in Texas gets its first new inmate of the year." Associated Press. October 9, 2015. Retrieved on January 28, 2016.

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