TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Rayford, William Earl
TDCJ Number: 999371
Date of Birth: 5/21/1953
Date Received: 1/4/2001
Age (when Received): 47
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 12
Date of Offense: 11/16/99
Age (at the time of Offense): 46
County: Dallas
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Black
Height (in Feet and Inches): 6′ 4″
Weight (in Pounds): 179
Eye Color: Brown
Native County: Dallas
Native State: Texas
Prior Occupation: Laborer
Prior Prison Record: #437754 TDCJ-ID on a 23 year sentence from Dallas County for 1 count of murder with a deadly weapon; received in 1986 and released on mandatory supervision to Dallas County on 12/5/1994.
Summary of Incident: On 11/16/1999 in Dallas, Rayford murdered a 44 year old black female by strangulation, stabbing, and blunt force. Rayford took the victim's body and threw it into a nearby creek. The murder took place in the home of the victim and was witnessed by her 11 and 14 year old sons.
Co-Defendants: None
Race and Gender of Victim: Black female
