TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Clay, Keith Bernard
TDCJ Number: 999238
Date of Birth: 2/18/68
Date Received: 9/10/97
Age (when Received): 29
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 12 years
Date of Offense: 1/4/94
Age (at the time of Offense): 25
County: Harris
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Black
Height (in Feet and Inches): 5′ 9″
Weight (in Pounds): 180
Eye Color: Brown
Native County: Harris
Native State: Texas
Prior Occupation: Laborer
Prior Prison Record: Records indicate a 2-year sentence for possession of cocaine in 1990.
Summary of Incident: On January 4, 1994, Clay murdered a male store clerk during the robbery of a Houston convenience store. The victim was severely beaten and shot repeatedly by Clay.
Co-Defendants: Shannon Charles Thomas
Race and Gender of Victim: Unknown Male
