TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Acker, Daniel Clate
TDCJ Number: 999381
Date of Birth: 10/09/1971
Date Received: 04/02/2001
Age (when Received): 29
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 8
Date of Offense: 03/12/2000
Age (at the time of Offense): 28
County: Hopkins
Race: White
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Brown
Height (in Feet and Inches): 6′ 0″
Weight (in Pounds): 295
Eye Color: Brown
Native County: Hunt
Native State: Texas
Prior Occupation: electrician's helper, plumber's helper, laborer
Prior Prison Record: Received by the TDCJ on 05/04/1993 on a 10-year sentence for burglary of a habitation out of Delta County. Released on parole on 10/23/1995. Returned from parole without new convictions on 04/21/1997. Released on mandatory supervision on 09/17/1999.
Summary of Incident: On 03/12/2000, Acker caused the death of a 32-year-old female. Acker kidnapped the victim, then murdered her by strangulation and blunt force trauma. The victim's body was found alongside a county road.
Co-Defendants: None
Race and Gender of Victim: Unknown female
