TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Sheppard, Erica Yvonne
TDCJ Number: 999144
Date of Birth: 09/01/1973
Date Received: 04/25/1995
Age (when Received): 21
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 12
Date of Offense: 06/30/1993
Age (at the time of Offense): 19
County: Harris
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Hair Color: Black
Height (in Feet and Inches): 5′6″
Weight (in Pounds): 281
Eye Color: Brown
Native County: Matagorda
Native State: Texas
Prior Occupation: None
Prior Prison Record: None
Summary of Incident: On June 30, 1993, Sheppard and a co-defendant murdered a 43-year-old woman in her home in order to rob her of her car.
Co-Defendants: James R. Dickerson
Race and Gender of Victim: White female
