Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Cortez, Raul
	TDCJ Number	999543
	Date of Birth	03/17/1981
	Date Received	02/04/2009
	Age (when Received)	27
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	10th Grade
	Date of Offense	03/12/2004
	Age (at the time of Offense)	22
	County	Collins
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5' 10"
	Weight	235
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Cook
	Native State	Illinois

Prior Occupation
Mechanic, Welder, Laborer

Prior Prison Record
None

Summary of Incident
On March 12, 2004, the subject and two (2) codefendants approached a house posing to look for a lost puppy. When one of the victims (hispanic female) answered the door, they rushed her, taking her to the floor. After the subject and the codefendants had the victim tied up, three (3) more victims walked into the house, an adult hispanic male and two (2) adult white males. When they entered the house, they were told to get down. At this time, the subject and codefendants started shooting at the three (3). The three (3) victims were caught and taken into the bedroom and killed execution style. The first victim was also killed execution style. The subject and codefendants then fled the scene in a stolen vehicle belonging to one of the victims.

Co-Defendants
Eddie Williams and Javier Cortez

Race and Gender of Victim
One (1) hispanic female, one (1) hispanic male and two (2) white males.