Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Name | Dorsey, Leon David IV | |
TDCJ Number | 999359 | |
Date of Birth | 11/17/1975 | |
Date Received | 6/12/2000 | |
Age (when Received) | 24 | |
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) | 12 | |
Date of Offense | 4/4/1994 | |
Age (at the time of Offense) | 18 | |
County | Dallas | |
Race | Black | |
Gender | Male | |
Hair Color | Black | |
Height | 5 ft 11 in | |
Weight | 174 | |
Eye Color | Brown | |
Native County | Dallas | |
Native State | Texas |
Prior Occupation
delivery driver, laborer
Prior Prison Record
Dorsey had no prior criminal record at the time this offense was committed. However, after this offense was committed and prior to being convicted for this offense, Dorsey committed Murder with a Deadly Weapon and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle in Ellis County (involved Dorsey and one co-defendant enter a food store, fatally shooting a 51 year old Oriental female, then fleeing the scene with an unknown amount of money). Dorsey received a 60 year sentence for that offense and was serving that sentence when he was convicted of Capital Murder and sentenced to death for the current offense.
Summary of Incident
ON 4/4/1994 during the night in Dallas, Dorsey entered a video store and used a 9 millimeter pistol to rob and kill a 26 year old white male employee and a 20 year old white male employee. He forced them into the back office, where he shot and killed them. He took $392 from the business.
Co-Defendants
None
Race and Gender of Victim
two white males