TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Clark, Troy
TDCJ Number: 999351
Date of Birth: 9/2/1967
Date Received: 3/31/2000
Age (when Received): 32
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 6 years
Date of Offense: 5/19/1998
Age (at the time of Offense): 30
County: Smith
Race: White
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Brown
Height (in Feet and Inches): 5′ 8″
Weight (in Pounds): 159
Eye Color: Blue
Native County: Bexar County
Native State: Texas
Prior Occupation: Laborer
Prior Prison Record: TDCJ #454580, 6/24/87 from Harris County on a 2-year sentence for 1-count Possession of a Controlled Substance Cocaine, released 8/27/87 on Parole to Harris County; TDC #630186, 1/8/93 from Gregg County on an 18-year sentence for 2 counts Possession of a Controlled Substance, released on Parole 2/23/96 to Smith County.
Summary of Incident: Convicted in the May 1, 1998 drowning death of a 20-year-old white female. Clark and a co-defendant took the victim to their residence, where they drowned her in the bathtub. They then took the victim to a remote area where they dumped the body. The victim was found 5 months later in a ditch by Tyler police.
Co-Defendants: Tory Gene Bush
Race and Gender of Victim: White female
