TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Name:  Vasquez, Richard

TDCJ Number:  999319

Date of Birth:  04/17/1979

Date Received:  06/24/1999

Age (when Received):  20

Education Level (Highest Grade Completed):  9

Date of Offense:  03/05/1998

Age (at the time of Offense):  18

County:  Nueces

Race:  Hispanic

Gender:  Male

Hair Color:  Black

Height (in Feet and Inches):  5′ 9″

Weight (in Pounds):  180

Eye Color:  Brown

Native County:  Nueces

Native State:  Texas

Prior Occupation:  Laborer

Prior Prison Record:  None

Summary of Incident:  On 03/05/98, during the daytime, in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, Vasquez struck a 4 year old Hispanic female multiple times in the frontal part of her head with a closed fist. Vasquez then sent the victim outside to play, Vasquez took a nap. Later, Vasquez called the victim in from outside to brush her teeth. The victim got a small stool so she could reach the sink area. She got on top of the stool and fell backwards onto her back. Vasquez went into the bathroom and saw the victim laying on her back. The victim was rushed to the hospital, where she died 1 day later.

Co-Defendants:  None

Race and Gender of Victim:  Hispanic female