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The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Surviving The Aryan Brotherhood: Texas Inmate Exposes Secrets Of America's Most Feared Prison Gang

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

True Crime

4.3563 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2024

⏱️ 176 minutes

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Summary

Despite growing up in a strict military home in Houston, Texas, Rex Holloway became a troublemaker at a young age. Falling into the wrong crowd, he quickly found himself in the world of drugs, burglary and armed robbery. This lifestyle caught up with him when he was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Once inside, he continued a path of destruction and joined the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang. Rex quickly built a name for himself in the gang and became a shot caller. He spent a lot of his time in and out of solitary confinement and giving orders to other members in the prison. Then one day after an attempted hit gone wrong, Rex began to rethink his life and the decisions that held led him there. He decided to quit the gang and turn his life around. Since he has gotten out of prison he helped other people, become a successful businessman and has a great family life. This is the story of Rex's incredible redemption from gang leader to health coach and philanthropist. Go Support Rex! Executive Powerbuilding: https://a.co/d/ie8tbDo The Wolf And The Lion: https://a.co/d/60jOLDr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rexholloway Website: https://rexhollowaywriter.com/ This episode is #sponsored by Rocket Money! Stop wasting money on things you don’t use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to https://www.rocketmoney.com/connect Join The Patreon For Bonus Content! https://www.patreon.com/theconnectshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

What I've dedicated my life to is revenge. A brand new drama based on the bestselling novel. They think they're better than us. Who do you think you are? I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong. She's punishing me. You destroyed my family. I will not rest until I've destroyed yours. A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9. I didn't want to just do prison gang stuff.

0:22.1

I wanted to learn how to be a real gangster.

0:24.6

Once I decided to join and I, I prospected directly under the general, which was like, made every other member step back.

0:32.9

Like, you couldn't touch me.

0:34.3

Right as I got there, war kicked off with Aryan Circle.

0:38.8

So I would get orders passing the word. Like, it's, get it, man, it's on and try to kill. Rex Holloway grew up in a strict

0:45.1

military household outside of Houston, Texas. But from a young age, he was incorrigible,

0:50.6

breaking into houses, selling drugs, committing armed robberies. He even worked for an organized

0:55.1

theft for it. Then, when he was 17, his life changed forever. He was sentenced to 10 years in Texas

1:01.4

state prisons, some of the most brutal in the country. He was quickly recruited by the most

1:06.3

violent and well-organized white gang in the state, the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. Putting in work for the

1:12.5

gang, he was eventually made a shock call. He spent six out of his 10 years locked in solitary

1:18.4

confinement where he gave orders to his soldiers in the general population. After a botched murder

1:23.9

attempt against a rival, Rex had a come to Jesus moment and dropped out of the gang.

1:28.7

He spent the remainder of his sentence improving himself through studying and reading.

1:33.1

Today, he's a successful oil and gas salesman and an author of the novel, The Wolf and the Lion.

1:38.5

This was a powerful story that exposes not only how corrupt and violent the conditions in Texas prisons are,

1:45.1

but also gives an inside look at the Aryan Brotherhood and how they organize and conduct their

1:50.3

3,000-man operation from behind the wall and on the streets.

1:54.7

And most importantly, it is Rex's story of redemption.

1:57.9

And for an incredible bonus episode with Rex, go over to patreon.com slash

2:02.8

the Connect show you already know. You guys, you're going to love this one. It was absolutely

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