Death Row Inmate Information

Name: Jenkins, Willie Roy
TDCJ Number: 999581
Date of Birth: 07/30/1953
Date Received: 06/14/2013
Age (when Received): 59
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 12
Date of Offense: 11/24/1975
Age (at the time of Offense): 22
County: Hays
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Gray
Height (in Feet and Inches): 6′ 1″
Weight (in Pounds): 269
Eye Color: Brown
Native County: Harris
Native State: Texas
Prior Occupation: None
Prior Prison Record: #274260 - Aggravated Rape; 3 incarcerations for sexual offenses in the California Department of Corrections, including one civil commitment
Summary of Incident: During the daytime hours on November 24, 1974, the subject walked up behind the 20 year old victim as she was entering her residence in San Marcos. The subject forced the victim inside her home where he sexually assaulted her before strangling and drowning her in the bathtub. The subject was arrested on December 4, 2010 while incarcerated in the California Department of Corrections after DNA evidence implicated him as the assailant.
Co-Defendants: None
Race and Gender of Victim: White female
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