Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Rosales, Michael
	TDCJ Number	999274
	Date of Birth	1/11/74
	Date Received	7/16/98
	Age (when Received)	24
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	10 years
	Date of Offense	6/4/97
	Age (at the time of Offense)	23
	County	Lubbock
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5-5
	Weight	163
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Kit Carson
	Native State	Colorado

Prior Occupation
Unknown

Prior Prison Record
None

Summary of Incident
On June 4, 1997, Rosales was in the process of committing burglary of a habitation when he entered the home of a 60-year-old female. Rosales claims he did not know she was home, and he was subsequently discovered while committing burglary. Rosales grabbed a kitchen knife from the victim's kitchen, stabbed her 137 times, and struck her with a hard object resulting in her death.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
Unknown female