Death Row Information

Inmate Information

	Name	Santellan, Jose Sr.
	TDCJ Number	999140
	Date of Birth	03/08/1962
	Date Received	03/14/1995
	Age (when Received)	34
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	10
	Date of Offense	08/22/1993
	Age	31
	County	Kerr
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height (in Feet and Inches)	5′ 10″
	Weight (in Pounds)	189
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Wise
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Shipping & Receiving, Laborer

Prior Prison Record
TDCJ-ID #455553, received on 07/01/87 on a 2-year sentence from Harris County for 1 count of Burglary of a Building With Intent to Commit Theft; on 08/26/87 released on Parole; 04/14/89 returned from Parole; 05/27/89 released on Mandatory Supervision; discharged sentence on 07/05/90

Summary of Incident
On 08/22/93, the subject, in the afternoon, was at a local hospital in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas. His girlfriend, Yolanda Garza, was in the parking lot and the subject shot her with a 25-caliber handgun. The subject was observed putting Ms. Yolanda Garza into his vehicle and driving off after threatening a witness. The subject drove on I-10 to the Hill County Motel in Camp Wood, Texas, where he rented a room for 2 days. Police officers arrived shortly after midnight on 08/24/93 and found the subject inside the motel room with the body of the victim. The subject had drank a 12 pack of beer and also took an unknown number of pills that were in the victim's purse.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic Female