Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Santellan, Jose Sr.
	TDCJ Number	999140
	Date of Birth	03/08/1962
	Date Received	03/14/1995
	Age (when Received)	34
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	10
	Date of Offense	08/22/1993
	Age	31
	County	Kerr
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5' 10"
	Weight	189
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Wise
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Shipping & Receiving, Laborer

Prior Prison Record
TDCJ-ID #455553, received on 07/01/87 on a 2-year sentence from Harris County for 1 count of Burglary of a Building With Intent to Commit Theft; on 08/26/87 released on Parole; 04/14/89 returned from Parole; 05/27/89 released on Mandatory Supervision; discharged sentence on 07/05/90

Summary of Incident
On 08/22/93, the subject, in the afternoon, was at a local hospital in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas. His girlfriend, Yolanda Garza, was in the parking lot and the subject shot her with a 25-caliber handgun. The subject was observed putting Ms. Yolanda Garza into his vehicle and driving off after threatening a witness. The subject drove on I-10 to the Hill County Motel in Camp Wood, Texas, where he rented a room for 2 days. Police officers arrived shortly after midnight on 08/24/93 and found the subject inside the motel room with the body of the victim. The subject had drank a 12 pack of beer and also took an unknown number of pills that were in the victim's purse.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic Female