Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Anibal Canales, Jr.
	TDCJ Number	999366
	Date of Birth	12/1/1964
	Date Received	11/1/2000
	Age (when Received)	35
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	10
	Date of Offense	7/11/1997
	Age (at the time of Offense)	32
	County	Bowie
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	6 ft 5 in
	Weight	280
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Lake County
	Native State	Illinois

Prior Occupation
sound engineer, laborer

Prior Prison Record
Federal Correctional Institution on a 5 year sentence for 1 count of possession of stolen mail. Confined 6 months, released to Federal probation during 1983. June 1984, returned as a Federal probation violator. 8/17/1984 released on bench warrant to Texas detainer. TDCJ-ID on a 15 year sentence from Bexar County for 1 count of sexual assault. 6/25/1990 released on parole to "hold" from US Marshall Office. 12/17/1993 returned as a parole violator from Bexar County. 2/17/1995 released on mandatory supervision to a "hold" from Bexar County Sheriff's Office. 2/3/1995 returned from mandatory supervision on a 15 year sentence for 1 count of aggravated sexual assault.

Summary of Incident
On 7/11/1997 at the Telford Unit in Bowie County, Canales strangled to death a 47 year old white offender in the victim's cell.

Co-Defendants
William Speer

Race and Gender of Victim
White male