TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Ripkowski, Britt Allen
TDCJ Number: 999325
Date of Birth: 10/31/1971
Date Received: 09/15/1999
Age (when Received): 27
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 12
Date of Offense: 12/25/1997
Age (at the time of Offense): 26
County: Harris
Race: White
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Brown
Height (in Feet and Inches): 5′ 7″
Weight (in Pounds): 190
Eye Color: Green
Native County: Contra Costa
Native State: California
Prior Occupation: Computer programmer/repair, laborer
Prior Prison Record: None
Summary of Incident: On 12/22/97, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the subject strangled an adult white female, the mother of the 2-year old victim of the present offense. Ripkowski left her on the side of the road and then drove to Houston, Texas with her 2-year old daughter. The child was smothered by Ripkowski on Christmas day. Ripkowski put her body in a suitcase and left it on the side of the road in Houston, Texas. The suitcase remained there for approximately 1 week, at which time, Ripkowski took the suitcase and buried it in a shallow grave.
Co-Defendants: None
Race and Gender of Victim: White adult female and a 2-year old white female
