Death Row Information
Offender Information
Name | Whitaker, Thomas | |
TDCJ Number | 999522 | |
Date of Birth | 12/31/1979 | |
Date Received | 03/23/2007 | |
Age (when Received) | 27 | |
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) | 12th grade | |
Date of Offense | 12/10/2003 | |
Age (at the time of Offense) | 23 | |
County | Fort Bend | |
Race | White | |
Gender | Male | |
Hair Color | Brown | |
Height | 5' 09" | |
Weight | 183 lbs | |
Eye Color | Hazel | |
Native County | Harris | |
Native State | Texas |
Prior Occupation
None
Prior Prison Record
None
Summary of Incident
On the evening of December 10, 2003 in Fort Bend County, the subject and the victims, a 56 year-old white male, a 53 year-old white female and a 19 year-old white male returned home from dinner. When they arrived at the residence, Chris Brachere shot the three victims each one time with a 9 millimeter pistol, killing the female and the 19 year-old white male. The 56 year-old white male sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, but survived.
The subject conspired with two codefendants to kill the subject's family so that he would receive a $1,500,000 inheritance.
Co-Defendants
Chris Brachere, Steven Champagne
Race and Gender of Victim
White male and white female