TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Name:  Hankins, Terry Lee

TDCJ Number:  999415

Date of Birth:  10/10/1974

Date Received:  05/20/2002

Age (when Received):  27

Education Level (Highest Grade Completed):  9

Date of Offense:  08/26/2001

Age (at the time of Offense):  26

County:  Tarrant

Race:  White

Gender:  Male

Hair Color:  Brown

Height (in Feet and Inches):  5′ 7″

Weight (in Pounds):  180

Eye Color:  Hazel

Native County:  Tarrant

Native State:  Texas

Prior Occupation:  auto mechanic, laborer

Prior Prison Record:  None

Summary of Incident:  On 08/26/2001, in Mansfield, Hankins shot his wife (34 year old white female) one time in the head while she was sleeping, resulting in her death. The next day, Hankins shot his stepchildren (a 12 year old white male and a 10 year old white female) in the same manner, causing their deaths. After his arrest, Hankins told authorities where to find the bodies of his 55 year old father and his 20 year old sister, whom he murdered in 2000.

Co-Defendants:  None

Race and Gender of Victim:  white male and white female