Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Salazar, Luis Cervantes
	TDCJ Number	999285
	Date of Birth	8/31/70
	Date Received	10/30/98
	Age (when Received)	28
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	11
	Date of Offense	10/11/97
	Age (at the time of Offense)	27
	County	Bexar
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5-5
	Weight	176
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Eastland
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Unknown

Prior Prison Record
None

Summary of Incident
On October 11, 1997, Salazar murdered a 28-year-old hispanic female. Salazar crawled through a front window of a private residence. He tried to sexually assault the victim when she woke up. Salazar then stabbed her multiple times in the chest when her 10-year-old son heard her screaming. The victim's son rushed to his mother's aid and was stabbed one time in the chest. Her son was able to get up and run to a neighbor's house and call the police. When they returned to the home, they found the victim unresponsive on the bedroom floor with multiple stab wounds to her chest area. A kitchen knife was lying on the floor by her head. The victim's 2-year-old daughter and 4-month-old baby were also in the bed with her.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic female