Death Row Information

Inmate Information

	Name	Speer, William
	TDCJ Number	999398
	Date of Birth	09/29/1974
	Date Received	10/30/2001
	Age (when Received)	27
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	8
	Date of Offense	07/11/1997
	Age (at the time of Offense)	23
	County	Bowie
	Race	White
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height (in Feet and Inches)	6′ 0″
	Weight (in Pounds)	215
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Harris
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Laborer

Prior Prison Record
#668485 - life sentence from Harris County for 1 count of capital murder with a deadly weapon

Summary of Incident
On 7/11/1997 at the Telford Unit in Bowie County, Speer strangled to death a 47 year old white inmate in the victim's cell.

Co-Defendants
Anibal Canales

Race and Gender of Victim
White male