TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Name:  Murray, William A.

TDCJ Number:  999313

Date of Birth:  02/13/1969

Date Received:  06/10/1999

Age (when Received):  30

Education Level (Highest Grade Completed):  7

Date of Offense:  02/10/1998

Age (at the time of Offense):  28

County:  Kaufman

Race:  White

Gender:  Male

Hair Color:  Brown

Height (in Feet and Inches):  5′ 3″

Weight (in Pounds):  158

Eye Color:  Brown

Native County:  Dallas

Native State:  Texas

Prior Occupation:  Auto Mechanic, Laborer

Prior Prison Record:  TDCJ-ID #798525, ten-year sentence from Kaufman County for one count of Burglary of a Habitation; 11/12/97 received Shock Probation.

Summary of Incident:  On 02/10/98, in Kaufman, Texas, during the nighttime hours, the subject beat, strangled and raped a 93-year old female. Law enforcement officers responded to a call concerning the victim at her residence. When the officers arrived, they found the residence to be in disarray and appeared to have been ransacked. They found the victim in the bedroom, nude from the waist down with wounds and bruising on and about her head area. The victim also had an Ace bandage tied around her neck and into her mouth, which was soaked with blood. It was stated that the victim's death was caused by strangulation and blunt force injuries. The subject confessed to entering the residence and ransacking it. The subject admitted that he physically and sexually assaulted the victim, and wrapped an Ace bandage around her face and mouth. The subject admitted he removed some change from a jar and a small knife.

Co-Defendants:  None

Race and Gender of Victim:  White female