Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Name | Hinojosa, Richard | |
TDCJ Number | 999246 | |
Date of Birth | 11/17/61 | |
Date Received | 12/9/97 | |
Age (when Received) | 36 | |
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) | 5 years | |
Date of Offense | 5/10/94 | |
Age | 32 | |
County | Bexar | |
Race | Hispanic | |
Gender | Male | |
Hair Color | Black | |
Height | 5' 10" | |
Weight | 224 | |
Eye Color | Green | |
Native County | Bexar | |
Native State | Texas |
Prior Occupation
Construction Worker
Prior Prison Record
TDCJ #437560, received 11/26/86, Bexar County, 8 years, voluntary manslaughter and robbery by threats, released on mandatory supervision to Bexar County on 12/1/88. Discharged from sentence 11/3/94.
Summary of Incident
On May 10, 1994 in San Antonio Hinojosa kidnapped, robbed, sexually assaulted, and murdered a 19 year old white female. The victim found Hinojosa burglarizing her residence. She was driven in her own car to an isolated location where she was robbed, sexually assaulted and stabbed to death with what was believed to have been a screwdriver. DNA testing linked Hinojosa to the killing.
Co-Defendants
None.
Race and Gender of Victim
White Female