2008 Study of Criminal Records

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Summary
The State of Texas’ primary criminal records database is missing 36% of the criminal
records included in an October 2008 study by Imperative Information Group, a Fort
Worth-based private investigations firm specializing in background investigations and
corporate due diligence.
The Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Computerized Criminal History (CCH)
database is relied upon by state licensing agencies and many employers as their
primary source for criminal records information on occupational licensing and
employment applicants. In many cases, these applicants will be working in safetysensitive positions including public education, in-home services such as air conditioning
repair 1, and a variety of healthcare related services.
Because of the large number of serious criminal records missing from Texas DPS’ CCH
database, Texas consumers are at risk when state licensing agencies or employers rely
primarily on CCH data as the source for criminal history information.
Overview of Study and Use of Texas DPS’ CCH System
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety’s website, the CCH system is
defined as follows:
“Chapter 60, Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP) defines the Computerized
Criminal History System (CCH) as the statewide repository of criminal history
data reported to DPS by local criminal justice agencies in Texas.” 2
In other words, the CCH system is a database of criminal information provided to the
state by local jurisdictions across Texas. This database is used by licensing agencies
and businesses for the purpose of screening applicants for employment purposes. By
Texas DPS’ own admission, keeping the database “accurate and up-to-date is a true
public safety responsibility for both criminal and noncriminal justice purposes.” 3
However, Imperative found that the CCH system is missing more than one in three
criminal cases researched in this study. While this failure does fall in part to the state,
some failures can be attributed to a lack of information provided to the Texas DPS by
local jurisdictions.
The following details explain why relying on the CCH system can be dangerous to any
organizations using the state’s data as a reliable means of employment-related
background checks.
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For example, during the 2007 legislative session, House Bill 463 directed the Texas Department of
Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) to conduct background checks on applicants for air conditioning
contractor licenses. Texas DPS’ CCH system is TDLR’s primary criminal records history source.
2
https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_WEB/Cch/index.aspx?PageIndex=About
3
Ibid.
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How Complete is Texas DPS’ CCH System?
Of the 562 criminal cases analyzed in this study, 400 involved felony cases and 162
cases involved misdemeanor offenses. The felony cases studied included offenses as
extreme as capital murder to lesser offenses such as possession of a controlled
substance, forgery, and burglary. The charges for the misdemeanor cases ranged from
disorderly conduct to theft by check to driving while intoxicated.
Overall, 36% of the investigated cases did not appear in Texas DPS’ CCH system. The
table below indicates the percentage of records missing from the CCH database by
case type. This table provides a strong indication that the CCH system is consistent in
its inaccuracy, failing to report more than one in every three reportable cases,
regardless of offense type.
Percentage of Missing Records by Case Type
Capital Murder
34.1%
Felony
35.9%
Misdemeanor
40.1%
The 361 capital murder cases chosen for the study are associated with offenders on
Texas’ Death Row as of October 1, 2008. Therefore, at the time of the study, over onethird of the death row population did not appear in Texas DPS’ database.
Although the discrepancy in the percentage of missing records was negligible between
case types, the difference in the percentages between dispositions varied to a much
greater extent. Of the 562 criminal cases studied, the CCH database missed 34% of
the cases that ended in guilty convictions but almost 60% of all cases ending with an
order of deferred adjudication. The CCH database does not include any cases that are
pending before the court or that have been dismissed, even though such records can be
crucial to employers in certain situations.
Organizations such as the TLDR have statutes allowing the examination of criminal
cases ending with an order of deferred adjudication (in addition to convictions ending in
a guilty plea); however, they are relying on a system that misses almost 60% of
deferred adjudication cases. 4
How Effective are Individual Counties at Reporting Criminal Records?
The Texas DPS indicates on their website that the CCH system obtains the information
included in the database from individual counties, local arresting agencies, and
prosecuting agencies.
4
H.B. 463, Section 2.
2
The DPS notes that records are absent from the CCH database for either of two
reasons:
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A criminal case was reported but the original arrest associated to the case
was not, and therefore, the case is placed in the DPS “suspense” file until a
matching arrest report is received, or
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The appropriate reporting agency failed to report the case to the state. 5
In addition to analyzing the completeness of the CCH database, Imperative also
surveyed the counties in which the convictions originated for all studied cases. The ten
counties included in the following table were responsible for the most cases in this
study. They are arranged by the number of cases studied.
Percentage of Missing Records by County
County
# of Cases Studied
% of Records Missing
Harris
125
16.0
Dallas
67
58.2
Tarrant
62
43.5
Bexar
35
48.6
Collin
16
37.5
El Paso
11
36.4
Hidalgo
11
54.5
Travis
10
50.0
Denton
10
70.0
Fort Bend
4
0.00
Harris County had the lowest percentage of missing records (16%) after Fort Bend
(0%), even though Harris County was responsible for almost twice the amount of cases
than Dallas, one of the four counties that had 50% or more of their records missing from
Texas DPS’ system.
A missing record does not necessarily indicate the county failed to report the case to the
state; however, it does provide a clear indication of how well each county is
communicating with the state.
Summary of Results and Implications
The results of this study indicate that employers who are relying on Texas DPS’ CCH
system as a primary source for background investigations have a better than one-inthree chance of missing criminal records.
Direct searches of county court indices is the only way to circumvent the possibility of
missing records due to failures in communication between local jurisdictions and the
state. Effective criminal background investigations will include county searches in each
5
https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_WEB/Cch/index.aspx?PageIndex=About
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jurisdiction associated with an applicant’s residential history as their primary source of
information.
Directly searching the criminal records in each county where an individual has lived,
worked, and attended school is the most effective way of obtaining a detailed criminal
history. However, use of the Texas DPS CCH provides the opportunity to identify
criminal records originating in counties not associated with an applicant’s residential
history. Any records obtained from a database search should always be verified at the
county level in order to avoid the risk of relying on incomplete or out-dated information.
For More Information:
Mike Coffey
President
Imperative Information Group
PO Box 101327
Fort Worth, Texas 76185
toll free 877-473-2287
www.imperativeinfo.com
Imperative Information Group is licensed by the Texas Department of Public Safety’s
Private Security Bureau, license A09357.
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Below are the inmates that occupied Texas’ Death Row as of October 10, 2008. These
individuals were either not listed in the Texas’ Department of Public Safety’s
Computerized Criminal History database or the offense that put the inmate on death row
was not listed in the database.
Offender
Name
Melissa Lucio
Date Received
08/12/2008
Offense
In 2006, Lucio pushed her 2-year-old daughter against a
piece of furniture, causing severe head trauma leading
to the girl's death.
Note: The Texas DPS lists prior records for this inmate,
but the death row conviction is missing.
Randall Mays
05/16/2008
In 2007, police were dispatched to Mays' home in
response to a domestic disturbance call. Upon arrival,
Mays broke free from the police and ran into his home
where he armed himself with a 30-06 rifle and a
handgun. Mays then fired through the window of his
house, hitting and killing two officers.
Christopher
Wilkins
Antonio
Williams
In 2005, Wilkins murdered two men in Fort Worth after a
misunderstanding after a drug deal.
03/12/2008
12/28/2007
On 08/05/2006 in Harris County, Texas, Williams fatally
shot a black female and a black male after an argument.
Witnesses positively identified Williams and he was
arrested on 09/23/2006.
Kosoul
Chanthakoummane
10/18/2007
On 07/08/2006, Chanthakoummane attacked Sarah
Walker in a model home in McKinney, Texas. He
stabbed Walker 27 times and left her to die.
Note: The Texas DPS is missing all records related to
Chanthakoummane's criminal history.
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Selwyn Davis
10/17/2007
On 08/22/2006 in Travis County, Davis entered the
unoccupied apartment of two Hispanic females through
a window. When the 15 year-old female arrived home,
Davis sexually assaulted her. He then waited until the
second victim, a 57 year-old female, returned home. At
that time, the subject pumched her several times with a
closed fist, and then stabbed her six times in the chest
and back area, later causing her death.
Joseph
Gamboa
Juan Segundo
06/29/2007
Gamboa murdered the owner and an employee of a
Taco Land on 06/24/2005. Another employee was shot
but survived.
02/15/2007
On 08/03/1986 in Tarrant County, the subject entered a
residence in Fort Worth and, after raping her, strangled
an 11 year-old Hispanic female. A DNA link to the
subject was established almost 20 years later.
Tilon Carter
12/12/2006
On 04/28/2004 in Tarrant County, Carter and his
codefendant entered the residence of an 89 year-old
white male, bound him at the hands and feet and beat
him to death. Carter and codefendant then stole
approximately $6,000 from the victim's home.
Clifton Williams
10/27/2006
On 07/09/2005 in Smith County, Williams entered into
the residence of a 93 year-old white female, stabbed,
beat and strangled her, and burned her body. Williams
then stole her purse and car and fled the scene.
On 05/21/2005 in Dallas County, Long sexually
assaulted and asphyxiated an 11 year-old white female.
Steven Long
10/19/2006
Long's criminal history.
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Ramiro
Gonzales
Stephen
Barbee
09/27/2006
On 01/15/2001 in Medina County, Gonzales kidnapped
an 18 year-old female, sexually assaulted and fatally
shot her.
02/27/2006
In February of 2005, Barbee murdered his pregnant exgirlfriend and her 7 year-old son to cover up an affair.
Barbee smothered the victims and then buried them in a
shallow grave in rural Denton County.
Barbee's criminal history.
Edward Lee
Busby, Jr.
11/18/2005
In February of 2004, Busby and codefendant kidnapped
a retired TCU professor in an attempted robbery. Busby
placed duct tape around the professor's face so that she
was unable to breath, causing the professor's death.
The defendants later dumped the body in Davis,
Oklahoma.
Alfred Brown
11/10/2005
On 04/03/2006 in Harris County, Brown and two
codefendants fatally shot a store clerk and a Houston
police officer while robbing a check cashing
establishment.
Noah Espada
10/27/2005
On 03/18/2004 in Bexar County, Espada entered the
home of his former employer, a 32-year-old male, and
waited for him to return home. When the victim returned
home Espada shot him multiple times, resulting in his
death.
Espada's criminal history.
Rodolfo
Alvarez
Medrano
Jimmie Urbano
Lucero
09/08/2005
On 01/05/2003 in Hidalgo County, Texas, Medrano and
10 co-defendants entered a private residence. After
demanding drugs, money and guns, the subjects fatally
shot 6 Hispanic males.
08/24/2005
On 09/06/2003 in Potter County, Texas, Lucero entered
the residence of a neighbor and killed a 74-year-old
Hispanic female, a 32-year-old Hispanic female and a
72-year-old Hispanic male with a shotgun. Two other
family members were also shot, their injuries were
serious but not fatal.
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Chelsea Lea
Richardson
08/10/2005
On 12/11/2003 in Tarrant County, Texas, Richardson
and three co-defendants entered the residence of a 46year-old white male and a 46-year-old white female.
Richardson and co-defendants fatally shot and stabbed
both victims.
Richardson's criminal history.
Justen Grant
Hall
Andre Thomas
05/11/2005
On 10/28/2002 in El Paso County, Texas, Hall fatally
stangled a female (race and age unknown) with a black
electrical cord.
03/16/2005
On 03/27/2004 in Grayson County, Texas, Thomas
entered the residence of his wife, a 20-year-old female,
and fatally stabbed her. He then fatally stabbed his son,
a 4-year-old male, and his step-daughter, a 13-monthold female. Thomas then left the scene, walked home
and stabbed himself three times in the chest.
Thomas's criminal history.
John Manuel
Quintanilla, Jr.
12/08/2004
On 11/24/2002 in Victoria, Texas, Quintanilla and two
male co-defendants entered an action amusement
center through a partially opened back door, demanded
cash from an employee and advised all other patrons to
get down on the floor. An adult white male attempted to
disarm Quintanilla and was fatally shot three times. A
second victim, and adult white female, was also shot,
but the injury was not fatal.
Juan Raul
NavarroRamirez
12/23/2004
On 01/05/2003 in Hidalgo County, Texas, NavarroRamirez and 10 co-defendants entered a residence to
steal a large quantity of marijuana. During the course of
stealing the marijuana, Navarro-Ramirez and his codefendants killed six Hispanic males.
Tracy Beatty
08/13/2004
On 07/25/2003 in Smith County, Texas, Beatty strangled
his mother, a 62-year-old white female, placed her in the
bathtub for two days and then buried her in a shallow
grave in their backyard.
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Barney Ronald
Fuller, Jr.
07/21/2004
On 05/14/2003 in Houston County, Texas, Fuller
entered the residence of his neighbors, a 43-year-old
white male and a 39-year-old white female and fatally
shot both of them multiple times. Fuller then and fled the
scene on foot.
Anthony
Dewayne
Doyle
05/28/2004
On 01/16/2003, in Dallas County, Texas, Doyle placed a
phone order for food and requested delivery. Upon
arrival, Doyle demanded money from the 37-year-old
Asian female that was making the delivery. When the
victim told Doyle that she did not have any money, he
struck her in the head with a baseball bat, causing her
death. Doyle then placed her body in a dumpster and
fled in her vehicle.
Juan Reynosa
05/21/2004
On 03/02/2003, in Harris County, Texas, Reynosa
approached an adult male and female, pointed a gun at
them and demanded their money. The male victim
complied, but the female told him that she did not have
any money. Reynosa struck the female with his fist
causing her to fall to her knees where he fatally shot her
in the chest.
Mario Swain
04/08/2004
On 12/27/2002, in Gregg County, Texas, Swain broke
into a residence with the intent to steal money. While the
burglary was in progress, the victim, a 44-year-old white
female, returned home. After a struggle, Swain struck
the victim in the head with a tire tool and placed her
body in the trunk of her car. He transported her body to
an abandoned car and placed her in the trunk. Swain
returned to the home and stole money, jewelry and
credit/debit cards.
Swain's criminal history.
Rodrigo
Hernandez
04/07/2004
On 02/19/1994, in Bexar County, Texas, Hernandez
abducted a 38-year-old white female from a grocery
store parking lot. Hernandez restrained the victim by
placing his hands around her neck and then sexually
assaulted her. When Hernandez realized the victim was
not breathing, he transported her body to a park and left
her in a garbage can.
Hernandez's criminal history.
Allen Guy
03/24/2004
On 04/03/2002, in Travis County, Texas, Allen engaged
in a physical altercation with his girlfriend, a 47-year-old
black female. After witnessing the assault, the victim's
daughter, a 19-year-old black female, called the police.
Upon arrival, the police found both female victims
stabbed to death.
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William Irvan
03/03/2004
On 02/14/1987, in Harris County, Texas, Irvan entered
the home of a 24-year-old white female, sexually
assaulted her and stabbed her multiple times, resulting
in her death.
Cleve Foster
03/01/2004
On 02/14/2002, in Tarrant County, Texas, Foster and
co-defendant Shelton Ward sexually assaulted and shot
a 28-year-old black female, resulting in her death. Foster
and Ward then moved the body of the victim to a ditch
where it was discovered by workers who were laying
pipe.
Foster's criminal history.
Robert Garza
12/18/2003
On 09/05/2003, in Hidalgo County, Texas, Garza and
co-defendants killed four Hispanic females by firing into
the victims' car. It was later discovered that Garza and
his co-defendants were members of the Tri City Bomber
Gang, carrying out orders to murder one of the females
who was a witness to their weapons activity.
Terry Edwards
12/04/2003
On 07/08/2002 in Dallas, Edwards and co-defendant
Kirk Edwards entered a restaurant, fatally shot an adult
male and an adult female, took money from the cash
register and fled the scene.
Edwards' criminal history.
John Allen
Rubio
11/24/2003
On 03/11/2003, in Cameron County, Texas, Rubio and
co-defendant Camacho fatally stabbed and beheaded
Rubio's 2-month-old daughter, his 1-year-old son and
Camacho's 3-year-old daughter.
Martin Robles
09/23/2003
On 11/12/2002, in Nueces County, Robles and codefendant, Padron, entered a residence and fatally shot
a 20-year-old Hispanic male and a 19-year-old Hispanic
male.
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Derrick
Dewayne
Charles
05/27/2003
On 07/02/2002, Charles was visiting his girlfriend when
he attacked and strangled a black male who lived at the
residence. When his girlfriend and her mother arrived
back at the residence, Charles sexually assaulted her
mother, bound both of them and placed ligature on
them, resulting in their deaths.
Abel Revill
Ochoa
Pete Russell,
Jr.
05/15/2003
On 08/04/2002, in Dallas, Texas, Ochoa fatally shot his
29-year-old wife, his 7-year-old daughter, his 9-monthold daughter, his father-in-law and his sister-in-law.
Ochoa's criminal history.
02/26/2003
On 08/13/2001, in Houston, Texas, Russell fatally
stabbed a 40-year-old black female. Russell believed
that the victim had set him up on a delivery of cocaine
charge. Russell was sentenced to ten year on the
cocaine charge, and committed this offense while on
bond from the court to get his personal affairs in order
before serving his sentence.
Chris Wayne
Shuffield
02/05/2003
On 07/29/2002, in Simms, Texas, Shuffield and one codefendant went to the residence of a 36-year-old white
male. Shuffield retrieved a shotgun from the victim's
bedroom and shot the victim one time. Shuffield then
retrieved a .380 caliber pistol and shot the victim two
more times, resulting in his death. The subjects then
took the victims wallet, guns, knives, pills and truck.
Shuffield's criminal history.
Keith Steven
Thurmond
11/14/2002
On 09/25/2001, in Magnolia, Thurmond murdered his
estranged wife and her boyfriend. The boyfriend, a 35year-old white male, was shot inside the victim's
residence. The wife, a 32-year-old white female was
shot outside the residence.
Thurmond's criminal history.
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Licho
Escamilla
11/01/2002
On 11/25/2001, in Dallas, Escamilla was engaged in a
fight in the parking lot of a nightclub. When Dallas City
police officers arrived to stop the fight, Escamilla shot an
adult white male police officer two times. The officer died
en-route to the hospital.
Ramon Torres
Hernandez
10/21/2002
On 03/31/2002, in San Antonio, Texas, Hernandez and
two co-defendants abducted, robbed, sexually assaulted
and murdered a 37-year-old Hispanic female, later
transporting her body to a wooded area and burying her
in a shallow grave. Hernandez asked one co=defendant
to purchase the shovel used to dig the grave while the
victim was still alive and being assaulted.
Gregory Lynn
Russeau
10/15/2002
On 05/30/2001, in Tyler, Russeau struck a 75-year-old
white male numerous times in the head causing his
death. Russeau also took the victim's wallet and a
vehicle from the victim's place of business.
Vaughn Ross
10/01/2002
On 01/31/2001, in Lubbock, Ross shot and killed an 18year-old black female and a 53-year-old white male. The
bodies of the victims were found in a car in a ravine.
Ross's criminal history.
Jesse Joe
Hernandez
08/08/2002
On 04/11/2001, in Dallas, Texas, Hernandez struck an
11-month-old Hispanic male and his sister in the head
with a flashlight. The children had been left in the care of
Hernandez when the incident took place. The sister
survived her injuries, but the 11-month-old did not.
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Ronnie Paul
Threadgill
07/22/2002
On 04/14/2001, in Navarro County, Texas, Threadgill
murdered a 17-year-old black male. The victim had
received a single gunshot to the upper body and was
taken to Navarro County Regional Hospital where the
victim died. Threadgill also took a vehicle during the
incident.
William Josef
Berkley
07/18/2002
On 03/10/2000, in El Paso, Texas, Berkley kidnapped
an 18-year-old Hispanic female from a private residence
and took her to a deserted area, where he sexually
assaulted her, robbed her and shot her five times in the
head with a .25 caliber pistol. Berkley then left her body
in a deserted area.
Jonathan
Marcus Green
07/17/2002
On 06/21/2000, in Montgomery County, Texas, Green
kidnapped a 12-year-old white female from a private
residence. Green took the victim to his residence, where
he killed her by strangling her to death. The victim was
also sexually assaulted. Green buried the victim in his
backyard, then dug up the body and placed it inside the
residence, behind a chair.
Geronimo
Rene Gutierrez
05/21/2002
On 05/29/1999 in San Antonio, Texas, Gutierrez
abducted and murdered an adult Hispanic male. The
victim was abducted in a parking lot of a convenience
store by Gutierrez at gunpoint with a piston grip 12guage shotgun. The victim was taken to a secluded
location where Gutierrez shot him five times with the 12guage shotgun. After seeing the media coverage of the
incident on the news, Gutierrez went back on
05/31/1999 and set fire to the body.
Gutierrez's criminal history.
Perry Allen
Austin
04/25/2002
On 08/19/1992, Austin went to the Harris County home
of the victim (a 9-year-old white male), looking for the
victim's older brother. The victim got in the car with
Austin and left, presumably to look for the older brother.
The skeletal remains of the victim were found on
04/23/1993 in a landfill located in Harris County.
Robert Gene
Will II
01/28/2002
On 12/04/2000 in Houston, Will, who was attempting to
burglarize a vehicle, was being chased by a white male
police officer. Once the officer reached Will and
attempted to apply restraints to him, Will shot the officer
seven times in the head, resulting in the officer's death.
Will's criminal history.
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William Speer
10/30/2001
On 07/11/1997 at the Telford Unit in Bowie County,
Speer strangled to death a 47-year-old white offender in
the victim's cell.
Alvin Avon
Braziel, Jr.
08/09/2001
On 09/21/1993 at 9:00 p.m. in Mesquite, Braziel
approached a newlywed couple walking on a jogging
trail of a community college. Braziel demanded money.
When it was discovered that neither of the two had any
money in their possession, Braziel shot the 27-year-old
white male, resulting in his death. Braziel then sexually
assaulted the 23-year-old white female. Braziel linked to
the crime in January 2001 when his DNA was found to
match the DNA taken from the female victim.
Jedidiah Isaac
Murphy
07/26/2001
On 10/04/2000, in Garland, Murphy forced a 79-year-old
white female to give him a ride at gunpoint. After riding
for about 30 minutes, Murphy forced the victim into the
trunk of the car. The victim was shot while getting into
the trunk. Murphy then drove the victim's car to Van
Zandt County, where the victim was removed from the
trunk and drowned in a creek. Murphy later used the
victim's credit cards to purchase alcohol and cigarettes.
Guadalupe
Esparza
05/25/2001
On 06/06/1999 in San Antonio, Esparza kidnapped and
sexually assaulted a 7-year-old Hispanic female.
Esparza then strangled the victim with his hands,
causing her death.
Jamaal
Howard
04/26/2001
On 05/12/2000, Howard robbed a convenience store in
Silsbee. During the robbery, Howard shot a 42-year-old
white female clerk one time in the chest, causing her
death. Howard took $114 from the cash register during
the robbery.
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Daniel Clate
Acker
04/02/2001
On 03/12/2000, Acker caused the death of a 32-year-old
female. Acker kidnapped the victim, then murdered her
by strangulation and blunt force trauma. The victim's
body was found along side a county road.
William Earl
Rayford
01/04/2001
On 11/16/1999 in Dallas, Rayford murdered a 44-yearold black female by strangulation, stabbing, and blunt
force. Rayford took the victim's body and threw it into a
nearby creek. The murder took place in the home of the
victim and was witnessed by her 11- and 14-year-old
sons.
Bernardo Aban
Tercero
12/13/2000
On 03/13/1997, Tercero and one co-defendant entered
the Park Avenue Cleaners and shot and killed an adult
male in the presence of his 3-year-old daughter. An
unknown amount of cash was taken from the business
and Tercero and his co-defendant fled the scene.
Tercero further fled to Florida, while his co-defendant
fled to Mexico.
Tercero's criminal history.
Robert Wayne
Harris
10/06/2000
On 03/20/2000 at a car wash in Irving, Harris entered his
former place of employment and began shooting coworkers. Harris has been fired three days prior to the
shooting after exposing himself to two women. Five
people were killed during the shooting. After the
shooting, Harris fled the scene on foot.
Larry Ray
Swearingen
Ronnie Hyde
On 12/08/1998, Swearingen kidnapped and strangled a
19-year-old white female.
07/12/2000
05/24/2000
On 05/08/1998 in Bedias, Hyde burglarized the
residence of a 72-year-old white male. Hyde had worked
for the victim in previous weeks, and therefore was
acquainted with the victim. Hyde beat the victim in the
head with a hammer, killing him. Hyde took $1,000 and
fled on foot.
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Robert Hudson
04/06/2000
Hudson was convicted in the 05/07/1999 stabbing death
of a 35-year-old black female and the attempted murder
of her 9-year-old son. Hudson caught the victim with
another man and stabbed her seven times in the upper
torso with a knife. The victim's son tried to intervene and
Hudson slashed him two times in the throat with a knife.
The victim died at the scene and her son ran out of the
apartment to a neighbor, who called the police. Hudson
was arrested at the scene.
Jefferey
Demond
Williams
03/29/2000
On 05/19/1999, Williams was driving a stolen vehicle. A
30-year-old white male police officer stopped the vehicle
and attempted to arrest Williams. Williams shot the
officer in the chest and fled the scene. The officer was
able to get back to his car and radio for help, but died as
a result of the gunshot.
Williams' criminal history.
Roderick
Dasha Netwon
Arturo Eleazar
Diaz
03/15/2000
On 03/09/1999, Newton and one co-defendant
carjacked a 20-year-old Hispanic male, forced him to an
ATM at gunpoint, then shot and killed him.
02/20/2000
On 04/03/99, in the nighttime, in McAllen, Texas, Diaz
and one co-defendant, murdered one male by stabbing
him 94 times in the upper chest with a knife at the
victim's apartment and stabbed another male, who was
also at the apartment, two times in the face. Diaz and
the co-defendant went to the apartment looking for
drugs and also intended to rob the victim. Diaz and the
co-defendant robbed the victim of an unknown amount
of money and fled the scene by vehicle.
Ramiro
Hernandez
02/11/2000
On 10/15/1997, during the nighttime, in Kerrville, Texas,
Hernandez was working as a hired hand for a 49-yearold white male. Hernandez broke into the victim's
residence and beat the him to death with a metal bar.
Hernandez then tied up the victim's wife and raped her
repeatedly.
Hernandez's criminal history.
16
Ray Jasper
02/04/2000
On 11/29/98, Jasper and two co-defendants were
responsible for the death of a 33-year old white male,
which took place during a robbery. The victim was a
musical engineer who owned a recording studio in San
Antonio and was a business partner of Jasper. Jasper
had created his own record label and had his own rap
group. Jasper went to the recording studio of the victim.
He walked up behind the victim and grabbed him by the
hair and slit his throat. The victim was then stabbed to
death. Jasper covered the victim with a black sheet in
order to "not have to look at him." Jasper then began
loading vehicles with the equipment inside the studio,
estimated to be worth between $10,000 and $30,000.
Jasper and his codefendants made several trips taking
the property from the studio, and upon returning to the
scene of the crime, he was observed to be suspicious,
and eventually apprehended by police.
Jasper's criminal history.
Derrick
Lamone
Johnson
12/22/1999
On 01/21/99, in Dallas, Texas, Johnson and one codefendant were responsible for the death of a 25-yearold black female during the commission of a robbery.
The courts indicate that Johnson and his codefendant
beat the victim about the head with a board and then
suffocated her with a shirt and sweater.
Manuel
Vasquez
11/30/1999
On 03/19/98, in San Antonio, Texas, Vasquez and codefendants strangled to death and robbed a 51-year-old
Hispanic female as an ordered hit from the Mexican
Mafia because she was not paying 10 percent to the
Mafia. The victim's partner was severely beaten but
survived.
Michael J.
Yowell
11/23/1999
On 05/19/98 in Lubbock, Texas, Yowell shot his father,
strangled his mother with a cord, and set fire to their
house. The victim's grandmother died several days later
from injuries sustained because she was disabled and
unable to get out of the house.
17
Charles
Mamou, Jr.
11/17/1999
On 12/07/98, in Houston, Texas, Mamou shot and killed
a black male during a drug deal. Two other male victims
were also shot during the incident. Mamou drove
another victim, a black female to an abandoned house
and shot and killed her. Her body was discovered two
days later.
Mamou's criminal history.
On 06/20/98 in Houston, Texas, Alvarez and three codefendants participated in two drive-by shootings.
On 06/06/98, Alvarez fired an SKS assault rifle at a
group of people at an apartment complex. Alvarez
suspected that some of the group were members of a
rival gang. Two of the co-defendants fired handguns.
Although ballistics test determined that Alvarez did not
fire the fatal bullets, testimony revealed he helped plan
the drive-by shooting and supplied one of the cars used.
Two people (who were brothers) were killed and 6 were
injured by gunfire.
Juan Carlos
Alvarez
11/17/1999
On 06/17/98 Alvarez shot and killed 2 young males with
shotguns in an apartment complex in Southwest
Houston. The victims were shot at close range in the
back and face. In this shooting, Alvarez supplied the
shotgun and the same SKS assault rifle. Alvarez was
identified at trial as the shooter.
Officers found the shotgun and the SKS assault rifle in
his closet. Testimony showed that none of the 4 victims
in these incidents were members of the rival gang.
Evidence presented at the punishment faze of the trial
showed that Alvarez shot and killed a Hispanic in an
apparent random attack on 05/30/98 as the victim was
driving home on IH-45 in Houston, Texas.
Anthony
Cardell Haynes
Louis Perez
On 05/22/1998, in Houston, Texas, Haynes and one codefendant shot and killed a Houston police officer.
11/03/1999
10/20/1999
Haynes's criminal history.
On 09/10/98, in Austin, Texas, Perez entered the
residence of a 38-year-old white female and a her
daughter, a 10-year- old black female. Also occupying
the home was a 30-year-old white female. Perez struck
the two adult victims on the head with a cast iron skillet,
resulting in their deaths. Perez then strangled the 10year-old with a pair of panty hose, also resulting in her
death.
Perez's criminal history.
18
Lawrence
Russell Brewer
09/23/1999
Brewer was convicted in the murder of a black male
occurring on 06/07/98. The offense involved Brewer and
two co-defendants torturing and killing a 49-year old
handicapped black male during the nighttime hours, in
rural Jasper County, Texas. The victim was observed in
the back of a pickup truck occupied by Brewer and his
co-defendants. This was the last occasion the victim
was seen alive by persons other than Brewer and his
co-defendants. Brewer and his co-defendants drove to
an isolated spot on a logging road where they beat and
tormented the victim, then tied him to a logging chain,
which was hooked to the pickup truck. Brewer and his
co-defendants then dragged the victim to his death,
leaving his decapitated and dismembered body to be
found the following day by citizens and law enforcement
officials. It was argued in court that Brewer and his codefendants engaged in this criminal act, in part, due to
their racially separatist affiliation with the Confederate
Knights of America and the Ku Klux Klan.
Douglas Alan
Feldman
09/22/1999
On 08/24/98, during the nighttime, in Plano, Texas,
Feldman fatally shot a male driver as he was driving an
18-wheel truck. Witnesses observed Feldman ride up
beside the truck on a motorcycle and fire multiple shots
into the cab of the truck, dropping back and again
returning and firing additional shots into the cab of the
truck. Reports indicate that a total of 12 shots were fired
into the truck resulting in the death of driver.
Approximately 30 minutes later, in Dallas, Texas,
Feldman rode up beside a parked 18-wheel truck and
fatally shot a male victim. Four shots were fired on this
occasion, resulting in the death of the victim. On
08/23/98, approximately 9 shots were fired into the
Central Volkswagen Dealership in Richardson, Texas,
breaking windows and other items. On 09/05/98, a
victim received 2 gunshot wounds in the parking lot of a
restaurant in Dallas, Texas. Ballistics reports verified
that all of the attacks were performed by the same 9millimeter weapon that Feldman possessed.
Ricardo Ortiz
06/24/1999
On 08/17/1997, while confined in El Paso, Texas, the
subject and two other inmates were cooking heroin. The
subject made a triple dose of heroin and injected it into
the victim, a 22-year-old Hispanic male. The victim died
of an overdose of heroin. The victim was found when
officers did a count in the cellblock.
19
Richard
Vasquez
06/24/1999
On 03/05/98, during the daytime, in Corpus Christi,
Nueces County, Texas, Vasquez struck a 4-year-old
Hispanic female multiple times in the frontal part of her
head with a closed fist. Vasquez then sent the victim
outside to play, Vasquez took a nap. Later, Vasquez
called the victim in from outside to brush her teeth. The
victim got a small stool so she could reach the sink area.
She got on top of the stool and fell backwards onto her
back. Vasquez went into the bathroom and saw the
victim laying on her back. The victim was rushed to the
hospital, where she died one day later.
David Lynn
Carpenter
04/08/1999
On 08/28/1991, during the daytime hours, the subject
murdered a 52-year-old white female while burglarizing
the victim's residence in Dallas, Texas. Carpenter kicked
in the front door of the victim's residence and cut the
victim's throat.
Carpenter's criminal history.
Charles Don
Flores
04/02/1999
On 01/29/98, during the daytime hours, in Farmers
Branch, Texas, the subject and the co-defendant,
Richard Lynn Childs, murdered a 64-year-old white
female, during the course of a burglary. Flores and the
co-defendant broke into the victim's house and shot the
victim with a pistol. Flores and the co-defendant were
looking for money but did not find any.
Pablo Lucio
Vasquez
03/30/1999
On 04/18/98, during the nighttime, in Donna, Texas, the
subject and co-defendant, Andy Chapa, murdered a 12year-old Hispanic male. Vasquez struck the victim in the
head with a piece of pipe and a shovel. The victim's
body was buried behind a residence located on Stites
Road and FM 493. Vasquez took a ring and a necklace
from the victim. Vasquez and the co-defendant had met
the victim at a local party.
Vasquez's criminal history.
John William
King
02/25/1999
On 06/07/98, during the nighttime hours, the subject and
co-defendants, Lawrence Brewer and Shawn Allen
Berry, murdered James Byrd Jr., a 49-year-old black
male, by dragging the victim behind their 1982 gray Ford
pickup truck, located on Huff Creek Road, in Jasper,
Texas. The subject and the co-defendants picked the
victim up while he was hitchhiking in Jasper.
20
Felix Rocha
12/16/1998
On 11/26/1994, Rocha and one co-defendant murdered
a security guard at an apartment complex in Houston.
Rocha had been involved in a physical confrontation
with the security guard a week before the murder. On
the night of the murder, Rocha and his co-defendant
approached the security guard and attempted to take his
gun. The security guard was shot twice in the face,
resulting in his death. The co-defendant took the victim's
gun and pager.
Ignacio Gomez
12/10/1998
On 11/23/96, during the nighttime, in El Paso, Gomez
fatally shot an 18-year-old white male and two 16-yearold white males with a .357-caliber pistol. Gomez
observed the three males walking down the road near
his mother's residence. Gomez thought they were the
ones who had broken into his mother's residence.
Gomez and three co-defendants got into a fight with the
three males. Gomez shot the three white males
repeatedly in the head and then buried them in the sand
dunes in the desert.
Kimberly
Lagayle
McCarthy
12/07/1998
On 07/21/97, McCarthy entered the residence of a 70year-old white female in Lancaster with the intent to rob
the victim. A struggle took place and victim was stabbed
numerous times resulting in her death. McCarthy then
used the victim's credit cards and used the victim's
vehicle for transportation.
Luis Cervantes
Salazar
10/11/1997
On 10/11/1997, Salazar murdered a 28-year-old
Hispanic female. Salazar crawled through a front
window of a private residence. He tried to sexually
assault the victim when she woke up. Salazar then
stabbed her multiple times in the chest when her 10year-old son heard her screaming. The victim’s son
rushed to his mother’s aid and was stabbed one time in
the chest. Her son was able to get up and run to a
neighbor’s house and call the police. When they
returned to the home, they found the victim
unresponsive on the bedroom floor with multiple stab
wounds to her chest area. A kitchen knife was lying on
the floor by her head. The victim’s 2-year-old daughter
and 4-month-old baby were also in the bed with her.
21
Anthony Bartee
09/03/1998
On 08/15/1996, in San Antonio, Bartee murdered 37year-old white male by using a 9-millimeter pistol to
fatally shoot Cook in the head and neck. Bartee then
took Cook’s motorcycle and fled the scene.
Bartee's criminal history.
Elroy Chester
09/26/1998
On 02/06/1998, in Port Arthur, Chester broke into the
residence of Kim Ryman Deleon. Chester raped her 14year-old and 16-year-old daughters. Willie Ryman III
(uncle to the girls) entered the home and was shot and
killed by Chester. Chester took jewelry from the home
and fled the scene. While in police custody, Chester
confessed to this crime, two other murders, and three
attempts to commit capital murder. Chester stated that
he committed these offenses because he was out his
mind "with hate for white people" due to a disagreement
with a white staff member over a disciplinary report
during a previous TDCJ incarceration.
Chester's criminal history.
Julius Jerome
Murphy
John Adams
08/18/1998
On 09/19/1997, the subject shot a 26-year-old male one
time in the head with a .25 caliber semi-automatic
weapon during a robbery.
08/12/1998
On 03/23/1997, in De Soto, Adams and his codefendant murdered a 52-year-old white female. Adams
and Wright were at the victim's home when they held her
down and fatally stabbed her in the neck and chest with
a kitchen knife taken from her own kitchen. They took
her TV, VCR, weed eater, and her car. The car was later
found abandoned in Lancaster.
Adams' criminal history.
22
Ruben
Ramirez
Cardenas
07/29/1998
On 02/22/97, in Edinburg, Cardenas and a co-defendant
committed the offense of capital murder against a 16year-old Hispanic female. Cardenas entered the victim's
residence through a window, tied her up with duct tape,
then put her in a vehicle with the co-defendant and
drove to a remote location. Cardenas raped the victim,
beat her severely with his fists, and strangled her,
causing her death. Cardenas dumped her body into a
nearby canal.
Cardenas' criminal history.
Michael
Rosales
07/16/1998
On 06/04/1997, Rosales was in the process of
committing burglary of a habitation when he entered the
home of a 60-year-old female. Rosales claims he did not
know she was home, and he was subsequently
discovered while committing burglary. Rosales grabbed
a kitchen knife from the victim's kitchen, stabbed her 137
times, and struck her with a hard object resulting in her
death.
Rosales' criminal history.
Rodney Reed
05/29/1998
On 04/23/1996, during the nighttime, Reed strangled
and killed a 20-year-old white female during an
aggravated sexual assault. Reed was identified by DNA
taken from the crime scene.
Larry Wooten
05/21/1998
On 09/03/1996, Wooten murdered an 80-year-old black
male and his 86-year-old wife. Wooten stabbed the
victims and cut their throats. Also, the female victim was
beaten with a pistol with such force that the grips and
portions of the trigger mechanism of the pistol broke off.
Wooten then robbed the couple of $500.00 to $600.00 in
cash.
Allen Bridgers
05/14/1998
On 05/25/1997, Bridgers murdered a 53-year-old black
female. Bridgers had been living with the victim and took
a .38-caliber revolver and fatally shot her in the throat.
Bridgers then stole her 1985 Lincoln Town car, which he
later left at a bus terminal in Dallas, Texas. Then
Bridgers took a bus to Florida. He was arrested in Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida on 05/28/1997.
Bridgers' criminal history.
23
Larry Edgar
Estrada
04/01/1998
On 02/21/1997, in Houston, Estrada and one codefendant robbed a convenience store. During the
robbery, one Arab male clerk was shot and killed. The
other clerk was shot and assumed dead. Estrada and
his co-defendant took the clerks' wallets and more that
$23,000 in cash from the store's safe. The surviving
clerk survived and was able to identify Estrada and his
co-defendant.
Gregory
Edward Wright
02/05/1998
On 03/21/1997, in DeSoto, Wright broke into the home
of a white female. Wright stabbed the victim with a knife,
causing her death. Wright took many items from the
home and left the scene in the victim's vehicle.
Wright's criminal history.
Ramiro Rubi
Ibarra
12/10/1997
On 03/06/1987, Ibarra sexually assaulted and murdered
a 16-year-old Hispanic female. The victim was looking
after her two young nephews inside her home when she
was attacked by Ibarra, a family acquaintance. She was
beaten, raped and then strangled with an electrical cord.
When questioned, Ibarra was found with scratches on
his face and torso. Skin from under the victim’s
fingernails was later identified as Ibarra’s. Ibarra was
released from custody after a judge suppressed certain
evidence in the case. Legislative changes in laws ruling
the presentation of evidence allowed prosecutors to
pursue the case nearly 10 years later. Ibarra was living
in Bell County when arrested on October 10, 1996.
Rogelio
Cannady
12/05/1997
On 10/10/1993 Cannady caused the death of a 55-yearold Hispanic male Texas prison inmate inside a medium
custody housing area at the McConnell Unit in Beeville.
The victim, who was Cannady’s cellmate, was beaten
with a steel lock attached to a belt and kicked repeatedly
in the head with steel-toed boots by Cannady. The
victim, who was serving a 15-year sentence for murder
from Tarrant County, died two days later. Cannady was
the first Texas prison inmate to be prosecuted under a
1993 statute that allows for capital murder convictions if
the offender is serving 99 years or life as a result of
previous murder convictions.
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Carlos Trevino
08/06/1997
Trevino was convicted in the June 1996 rape and
murder of 15-year-old Linda Salinas at a San Antonio
park. Trevino, a member of the Pisteleros street gang,
and three accomplices sexually assaulted Salinas at
Espada Park, 8700 Padre Drive. She was left for dead
there after her throat had been slashed with a knife.
Jose Noey
Martinez
01/29/1997
Martinez was convicted in the February 1995 stabbing
deaths of a 68-year-old Mission woman and her 4-yearold granddaughter during a burglary of their residence.
Martinez told police he broke into the victim's residence
with the intention of stealing a stereo and television. He
said he stabbed the elder woman when she confronted
him with a baseball bat and then sexually assaulted her
when she fell to the floor. Martinez said he stabbed the
woman's granddaughter to death when she started
crying and then ejaculated on her body. Martinez
reportedly showed no remorse for the killings. While
being escorted from the courtroom following his
conviction. Martinez reportedly looked at the family of
the victims and said, "It's not over yet."
Martinez's criminal history.
Frank Moore
11/20/1996
Moore was convicted in the January 1994 shooting
deaths of Samuel Boyd, 23, and Patrick Clark, 15,
outside a San Antonio nightclub. The two victims were
shot with a .30-caliber rifle as they sat in a car outside
the Wheels of Joy Club at 2803 E. Houston. Boyd was
shot in the chest and Clark in the head following an
argument with Moore inside the club. Both died at the
scene. Prior to his arrest, Moore reportedly threatened
to kill family members of witnesses if they cooperated
with the police investigation.
Moore's criminal history.
Jorge
Villanueva
11/01/1996
Villanueva was convicted in the August 1994 rape and
murder of 77-year-old Jova Montiel, who lived across
the street from Villanueva. villanueva raped the victim
and then brutally beat her over the head with a bottle
and strangled her to death with his hands after breaking
into her home. Montiel's nude body was later found in
her blood-soaked bed. Villanueva became a suspect
when he was found with fresh scratch marks on his face
and neck. He was arrested October 24, 1994 when DNA
evidence linked him to the murder scene.
Villanueva's criminal history.
25
Victor Saldano
09/12/1996
Saldano was convicted in the November 1995 abduction
and murder of Paul Ray King. King was reportedly
abducted from outside the Sack-N-Save market in Plano
and driven to the Tickey Creek area of Lake Levon
where he was shot to death. He was also robbed of his
cash.
Saldano's criminal history.
Ricky Eugene
Kerr
12/19/1995
Kerr was convicted in the murders of Garry Lawrence
Barbier, 42, and Elizabeth McDaniel, 57, in San Antonio.
The victims were Kerr's landlords, and has been in a
dispute with him over the terms of his lease. On the day
of the murders, Kerr was reportedly angry with them
because the water to his residence had been turned off.
He went to their residence at 307 Overlook and shot
them both to death with a .25-caliber revolver. Barbier
was also struck several times in the head with a
hammer. Kerr was arrested three days later.
David Martinez
12/08/1995
Martinez was convicted in the slayings of his girlfriend
Carolina Prado, 37, and her 14-year-old son, Erik Pardo
inside their San Antonio home. Both victims were beaten
to death with a baseball bat. Following his arrest in San
Marcos two days after the murders, Martinez said
grabbed the bat and began to beat his girlfriend when
she awoke to find him standing over her in the bedroom.
Fearful that Erik might discover his murdered mother,
Martinez walked into the living room where he was
sleeping and struck him repeatedly in the head with the
bat. Martinez did not harm Erik's 10-year-old sister,
telling her instead to go to her grandmother's home next
door and not return. No motive was offered for the
killings.
Scott Louis
Panetti
09/25/1995
Panetti was convicted in the September 1992 shooting
deaths of his in-laws, Joe Caitan Alvarado, Jr., 55, and
Amanda Carrion Alvarado, 56, inside their Fredricksburg
home. Panetti, armed with a .30-06 rifle, forced his way
inside the home and assaulted his wife who was staying
there with her 3-year-old daughter. Confronted by his inlaws, Paretti shot the both of them and then kidnapped
his wife and daughter, taking them to cabin where he
held them for some time at gunpoint before releasing
them. Arrested the same day, Panetti told police that it
was his alter ego "Sarge" who did the killing.
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Humberto Leal,
Jr.
09/01/1995
Leal was convicted in the abduction, rape and
bludgeoning death of 16-year-old Adria Saveda of San
Antonio. Saveda was raped with a piece of lumber and
her head crushed by a 35-pound piece of asphalt after
being abducted from a party by Leal. Her nude body
was found near a creek off Reforma Drive with the piece
of lumber still protruding from her vagina. When
arrested, police found scratches and cuts on Leal's face
and body.
Leal's criminal history.
Carl Henry
Blue
06/14/1995
Blue was convicted in the murder of Carmen RichardsSanders. Blue, who once dated his victim, went to her
apartment on George Bush Drive in College Station with
a cup of gasoline. When Richards-Sanders opened the
door, Blue doused her in gasoline and ignited her
clothing with a lighter. Blue then threw the remaining
gasoline on a second person in the apartment. Larence
Williams, when he attempted to come to the aid of
Richards-Sanders and ignited his clothing. RichardsSanders died of her burns at Herman Hospital in
Houston on September 7, 1994. Williams survived his
injuries. Blue turned himself into police, saying the
incident was a prank and the victim's death accidental.
Arnold Prieto
05/02/1995
Prieto was convicted in the robbery and murder of three
people, including Prieto's great uncle and aunt, in
Carrollton. Killed were Rodolfo and Virginia Rodriguez
and Paula Moran. Each of the elderly victims were
stabbed to death after offering Prieto and two codefendants breakfast at their home. The three assailants
fled with money and jewelry stolen from the home.
Prieto's criminal history.
Cathy Lynn
Henderson
06/01/1995
Henderson was convicted in the abduction and murder
of 3-month-old Brandon Baugh. Henderson had been
babysitting the young boy and his 2 1/2-year-old-sister
Megan for three months prior to murder without incident.
Henderson later told police that Brandon died after she
dropped him accidently on his head. She said she
panicked, buried the body, and fled to her native
Missouri, where she was later arrested. Using a map
drawn by Henderson, authorities found Brandon's body
inside a cardboard box buried in a shallow grave outside
of Temple on 02/08/1994. An autopsy determined that
Brandon died of a fractured skull.
27
George Alarick
Jones
05/18/1995
Jones was convicted in the robbery and murder of 22year-old Forest J. Hall in Dallas. Hall was shot twice in
the back of the head and his body dumped in the 1400
block of E. Wheatland. His car was stolen and later
found stripped of its stereo and wheels.
Jones' criminal history.
Roland Ruiz,
Jr.
05/04/1995
Ruiz was convicted as the triggerman in the murder-forhire of 29-year-old Theresa Rodriguez. Rodriguez was
shot once in the head with a .357 magnum revolver in
the garage of her home at 1118 Grey oak as she
stepped from her car. Police discovered that the victim's
husband, Michael Rodriguez, and brother-in-law, Mark
Rodriguez, paid Ruiz $2,000 to kill her, apparently so
Michael Rodriguez could collect on life insurance
policies totaling $250,000. Before the killing, Michael
Rodriguez had also applied for additional life insurance
policies of $150,000 each on himself and his wife. Ruiz
confessed to the scheme in three different statements to
police.
Ruiz's criminal history.
Joseph Roland
Lave
10/07/1994
Lave was convicted in the killing of two sporting goods
store employees during a robbery. Killed during the
robbery of the Herman's Sporting Goods store at 1718
E. Beltline in Richardson were Frederick Banzhaf, 18,
and Justin Scott Marquart, also 18. A third employee,
22-year-old Angela King, survived to later identify a
fourth store employee, James Langston, as an
accomplice to the robbery and murders. The three
victims were beaten with a hammer and had their
throats cut. Langston was shot to death by police after
attempting to run down an officer with his vehicle. A third
accomplice later confessed his role in the robbery,
compelling Lave to surrender. Taken from the store was
$2,950 in cash, 21 rifles and shotguns, tennis shoes and
various articles of clothing.
Kenneth
Wayne Morris
09/02/1994
Morris was convicted in the robbery and murder of
James Moody Adams of Houston. Morris and two
accomplices kicked in the door to Adams' home while he
and his wife were sleeping in an upstairs bedroom.
Adams awoke and confronted the intruders who
demanded firearms. Adams told them he had no
firearms in the house but would hand over all his money,
approximately $1,800. When Adams gave Morris his
money, Morris shot him four times for no apparent
reason. Adams' wife hid in a closet during the robbery
and shooting and was unharmed.
Morris' criminal history.
28
Elkie Lee
Taylor
07/26/1994
Taylor was convicted in the robbery and murder of 64year-old Otis Flake in Fort Worth. Taylor and an
accomplice forceably entered Flake's home at 926 East
Terrell and tied him up. The two then packed up several
items from the home, including dishes, pots and pans,
and a television, and later sold them for a total of $16. A
friend of Flake's found him dead inside his bedroom later
in the day. He had been strangled with to wire coat
hangers.
Gerald
Cornelius
Eldridge
06/24/1994
Eldridge was convicted in the shooting deaths of Cynthia
Bogany, his former girlfriend, and her 9-year-old
daughter, Chirrisa Bogany. Eldridge broke into Bogany's
apartment and shot Chirrisa as she slept on a couch.
After chasing Cynthia's boyfriend from the apartment,
Eldridge returned to the living room and shot his natural
7-year-old son Terrell in the shoulder. He then chased
down Cynthia on a stairwell outside the apartment and
shot her to death as she begged for her life.
Jose Alfredo
Rivera
06/02/1994
Rivera was convicted in the sexual assault and
strangulation of 3-year-old Luis Daniel Blanco in
Brownsville. The young victim was led to Lincoln Park by
a neighbor, where he was sexually assaulted by Rivera
and strangled with the elastic from his own underwear.
His nude body was found floating in a park pond the
next day.
Marvin Lee
Wilson
05/09/1994
Wilson was convicted in the shooting death of 21-yearold Jerry Robert Williams. Wilson abducted and shot
Williams following a physical confrontation between the
two in the 1500 block of Verone in Beaumont.
Rick Allan
Rhodes
12/31/1992
On 09/13/1991, one day after being paroled, Rhodes
entered the home of two white male brothers while they
slept. Rhodes attacked them with a steel bar and a
butcher knife, resulting in their deaths. Rhodes also took
money from the billfold of one of the victims.
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