TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Wooten, Larry
TDCJ Number: 999269
Date of Birth: 12/10/58
Date Received: 5/21/98
Age (when Received): 39
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 12 years
Date of Offense: 9/3/96
Age (at the time of Offense): 37
County: Lamar
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Black
Height (in Feet and Inches): 5′ 5″
Weight (in Pounds): 183
Eye Color: Brown
Native County: Lamar
Native State: Texas
Prior Occupation: Building Maintenance
Prior Prison Record: TDCJ #603454, received on 12/17/91 from Lamar County on a 12 year sentence for robbery; paroled 6/3/94.
Summary of Incident: On September 3, 1996, Wooten murdered an 80-year-old black male and his 86-year-old wife. Wooten stabbed the victims and cut their throats. Also, the female victim was beaten with a pistol with such force that the grips and portions of the trigger mechanism of the pistol broke off. Wooten then robbed the couple of $500.00 to $600.00 in cash.
Co-Defendants: None
Race and Gender of Victim:
