TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Name:  Gutierrez, Ruben

TDCJ Number:  999308

Date of Birth:  06/10/1977

Date Received:  05/14/1999

Age (when Received):  21

Education Level (Highest Grade Completed):  8

Date of Offense:  09/05/1998

Age (at the time of Offense):  21

County:  Cameron

Race:  Hispanic

Gender:  Male

Hair Color:  Black

Height (in Feet and Inches):  5′ 10″

Weight (in Pounds):  155

Eye Color:  Brown

Native County:  Lee

Native State:  Florida

Prior Occupation:  fork lift operator, laborer

Prior Prison Record:  None

Summary of Incident:  On September 5, 1998, in Brownsville, Texas, Gutierrez and two co-defendants entered the home office of an 85-year-old Hispanic female with the intent to rob her of the money she kept in a safe. The victim was struck repeatedly and stabbed multiple times in the head, causing her death. The subject and co-defendants fled the residence with a minimum of $56,000.

Co-Defendants:  Garcia, Rene; Garza, Pedro

Race and Gender of Victim:  Hispanic female