TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Swift, Christopher Jay
TDCJ Number: 999496
Date of Birth: 02/12/1975
Date Received: 04/11/2005
Age (when Received): 30
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 10
Date of Offense: 04/29/2003
Age (at the time of offense): 28
County: Denton
Race: White
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Brown
Height (in Feet and Inches): 5′ 9″
Weight (in Pounds): 150
Eye Color: Brown
Native County: Dallas
Native State: Texas
Prior Occupation: Laborer
Prior Prison Record: TDCJ# 796672 on a 4 year sentence from Denton County for 2 counts of Aggravated Assault.
Summary of Incident: On 4/29/2003 in Denton County, Texas, Swift killed his wife, a twenty-nine year old white female, by strangling her with his hands and striking her in the face with his fist approximately five times. Swift also killed his mother-in-law by strangling her with his hands.
Co-Defendants: None
Race and Gender of Victim: Two White Females
