Draggingtree Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 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 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 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. FULL STORY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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