Scheduled Execution 1-30-2018

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Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Rayford, William Earl
	TDCJ Number	999371
	Date of Birth	5/21/1953
	Date Received	1/4/2001
	Age (when Received)	47
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	12
	Date of Offense	11/16/99
	Age (at the time of Offense)	46
	County	Dallas
	Race	Black
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	6 ft 4 in
	Weight	179
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Dallas
	Native State	Texas

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Prior Occupation
Laborer

Prior Prison Record
#437754 TDCJ-ID on a 23 year sentence from Dallas County for 1 count of murder with a deadly weapon; received in 1986 and released on mandatory supervision to Dallas County on 12/5/1994.

Summary of Incident
On 11/16/1999 in Dallas, Rayford murdered a 44 year old black female by strangulation, stabbing, and blunt force. Rayford took the victim's body and threw it into a nearby creek. The murder took place in the home of the victim and was witnessed by her 11 and 14 year old sons.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
Black female

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Texas man set for execution hopes Supreme Court cases will stop his death

BY JOLIE MCCULLOUGHJAN. 30, 2018

William Rayford, a 64-year-old death row inmate convicted in the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend, is hoping two previous U.S. Supreme Court cases will be the key to stopping his execution Tuesday.  

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The Latest: Texas executes man for ex-girlfriend's killing

Associated Press•January 30, 2018

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the scheduled execution of Texas inmate William Rayford (all times local):

8:58 p.m.

A 64-year-old Dallas man on death row for the 1999 slaying of his ex-girlfriend while he was out on parole for killing his estranged wife has been executed in Texas.

William Rayford became the nation's second inmate put to death this year, both in Texas.