TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Escobedo, Joel
TDCJ Number: 999305
Date of Birth: 02/06/1962
Date Received: 05/05/1999
Age (when Received): 37
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 9
Date of Offense: 05/31/1998
Age (at the time of Offense): 36
County: Harris
Race: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Black
Height (in Feet and Inches): 5′ 6″
Weight (in Pounds): 196
Eye Color: Brown
Native County: Hidalgo
Native State: Texas
Prior Occupation: auto & diesel mechanic, laborer
Prior Prison Record: #746103 served a nine month sentence in a state jail facility for Possession of a controlled substance.
Summary of Incident: On 05/31/98, Escobedo fatally shot a hispanic male during the commission of a robbery at a bus stop in Houston.
Co-Defendants: Aguilar, Roger
Race and Gender of Victim: Hispanic male
