Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Vasquez, Manuel
	TDCJ Number	999336
	Date of Birth	06/16/1968
	Date Received	11/30/1999
	Age (when Received)	31
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	8
	Date of Offense	03/19/1998
	Age (at the time of Offense)	29
	County	Bexar
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5' 8"
	Weight	195
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Jerome
	Native State	Idaho

Prior Occupation
welder, carpenter, laborer

Prior Prison Record
TDCJ-ID #465603, 10-year sentence for 1 count of Aggravated Assault With Bodily Injury (involves the subject and 3 codefendants beating an adult white male and setting fire to his body, causing his death); 07/12/91 released on Mandatory Supervision; 06/15/93 returned Mandatory Supervision; 12/13/95 released Mandatory Supervision

Summary of Incident
On 03/19/98, in San Antonio, Texas, Vasquez and co-defendants strangled to death and robbed a 51-year old Hispanic female as an ordered hit from the Mexican Mafia because she was not paying 10 percent to the Mafia. The victim's partner was severely beaten but survived.

Co-Defendants
Lujan, Oligario
Cruz, Johnny Joe

Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic female