TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Burton, Arthur Lee
TDCJ Number: 999283
Date of Birth: 3/29/70
Date Received: 9/16/98
Age (when Received): 28
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 12 years
Date of Offense: 7/29/97
Age (at the time of Offense): 27
County: Harris
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Black
Height (in Feet and Inches): 5′ 10″
Weight (in Pounds): 176
Eye Color: Brown
Native County: Bastrop
Native State: Louisiana
Prior Occupation: Unknown
Prior Prison Record: None
Summary of Incident: On July 29, 1997, in Houston, Texas, Burton confronted a white female while she was jogging through her neighborhood. He then forced her into a nearby wooded area and was attempting to rape her. The victim heard a witness approaching and began to scream. Burton then strangled her to death with her own shoelaces. He fled the scene on foot.
Co-Defendants: None
Race and Gender of Victim: White female
