Offender Information

	Name	Cardenas, Ruben Ramirez
	TDCJ Number	999275
	Date of Birth	04/07/1970
	Date Received	07/29/1998
	Age (when Received)	28
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	11
	Date of Offense	02/22/1997
	Age (at the time of Offense)	26
	County	Hidalgo
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5' 6"
	Weight	204
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Guanajuato
	Native State	Mexico

Prior Occupation
Laborer

Prior Prison Record
None

Summary of Incident
On 02/22/97, in Edinburg, Cardenas and a co-defendant committed the offense of capital murder against a 16-year old Hispanic female. Cardenas entered the victim's residence through a window, tied her up with duct tape, then put her in a vehicle with the co-defendant and drove to a remote location. Cardenas raped the victim, beat her severely with his fists, and strangled her, causing her death. Cardenas dumped her body into a nearby canal.

Co-Defendants
Castillo, Tony

Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic female