Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Jackson, James Lewis
	TDCJ Number	999272
	Date of Birth	6/13/59
	Date Received	6/17/98
	Age (when Received)	39
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	12 years
	Date of Offense	4/8/97
	Age	37
	County	Harris
	Race	Black
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	6' 3"
	Weight	204
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Harris
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Gardener

Prior Prison Record
TDCJ #519298, received on 9/5/89, on a 10 year sentence for injury to elderly person, out of Dallas County, paroled to Harris County on 3/1/94.

Summary of Incident
Jackson murdered his two stepdaughters at their home in Houston in April of 1997. Upset that the girl’s mother planned to divorce him, Jackson asked each of his stepdaughters how they felt about the impending split. When one of the girls said she didn’t care one way or the other, Jackson choked her to death with his arm. He asked the same question of the other girl when she returned home to the apartment, and also choked her to death even though she told him she loved him and wanted him to stay in her life. Jackson placed both girls in their beds and then strangled their mother when she returned home and spurned his advances and attempts at reconciliation.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
Three Black Females