TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Name:  Parr, Kenneth

TDCJ Number:  999312

Date of Birth:  01/16/1980

Date Received:  06/07/1999

Age (when Received):  19

Education Level (Highest Grade Completed):  11

Date of Offense:  01/21/1998

Age:  18

County:  Matagorda

Race:  Black

Gender:  Male

Hair Color:  Black

Height (in Feet and Inches):  5′ 6″

Weight (in Pounds):  164

Eye Color:  Brown

Native County:  Matagorda

Native State:  Texas

Prior Occupation:  Laborer

Prior Prison Record:  None

Summary of Incident:  On 01/21/98 in Bay City, Parr and one co-defendant robbed, sexually assaulted, and murdered a 30-year old white female. Parr and the co-defendant, while masked, burst into the residence of the victim through the front door. Parr and the co-defendant, armed with handguns, entered the victim's bedroom and sexually assaulted the victim. Parr and the co-defendant then ransacked the home, robbing the victim of money and property. The subject fatally shot the victim one time in the head. The victim's 2 small children were in the residence at the time of the offense and observed Parr and the co-defendant flee the residence with car keys belonging to the victim. Parr stopped and asked one of the children how to operate the car. When they were unable to start the car, they fled on foot.

Co-Defendants:  Michael Wayne Jiminez

Race and Gender of Victim:  White Female