Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Name | Vasquez, Manuel | |
TDCJ Number | 999336 | |
Date of Birth | 06/16/1968 | |
Date Received | 11/30/1999 | |
Age (when Received) | 31 | |
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) | 8 | |
Date of Offense | 03/19/1998 | |
Age (at the time of Offense) | 29 | |
County | Bexar | |
Race | Hispanic | |
Gender | Male | |
Hair Color | Black | |
Height | 5' 8" | |
Weight | 195 | |
Eye Color | Brown | |
Native County | Jerome | |
Native State | Idaho |
Prior Occupation
welder, carpenter, laborer
Prior Prison Record
TDCJ-ID #465603, 10-year sentence for 1 count of Aggravated Assault With Bodily Injury (involves the subject and 3 codefendants beating an adult white male and setting fire to his body, causing his death); 07/12/91 released on Mandatory Supervision; 06/15/93 returned Mandatory Supervision; 12/13/95 released Mandatory Supervision
Summary of Incident
On 03/19/98, in San Antonio, Texas, Vasquez and co-defendants strangled to death and robbed a 51-year old Hispanic female as an ordered hit from the Mexican Mafia because she was not paying 10 percent to the Mafia. The victim's partner was severely beaten but survived.
Co-Defendants
Lujan, Oligario
Cruz, Johnny Joe
Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic female