Ruben Gutierrez | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Ruben GUTIERREZ

Classification: Murderer

Characteristics: Robbery

Number of victims: 1

Date of murder: September 5,

1998

Date of arrest:

8 days after

Date of birth: June 10,

1977

Victim profile: An 85-year old Hispanic female

Method of murder: Beating with

blows from fist and steel toe shoes

Location: Cameron County, Texas, USA

Status: Sentenced to death on May 14, 1999

Name	TDCJ Number	Date of Birth
Gutierrez, Ruben	999308	06/10/1977
Date Received	Age (when Received)	Education Level
05/14/1999	21	8
Date of Offense	Age (at the Offense)	County
09/05/1998	21	Cameron
Race	Gender	Hair Color
Hispanic	Male	Black
Height	Weight	Eye Color
5' 10"	155	Brown
Native County	Native State	Prior Occupation
Lee	Florida	fork lift operator, laborer
Prior Prison Record
None
Summary of incident
On 09/05/98 in Brownsville, Gutierrez and co-defendants, Rene Garcia and Pedro Gracia Garza, Jr., fatally injured an 85-year old Hispanic female in her home. The victim was the owner of a mobile home park. The victim was in her mobile home, which she also used as an office at the time of the offense. Gutierrez and his co-defendants entered into the victim's office with the intent to rob the victim of money she kept in a safe. Upon entering into the office, the victim was struck one time in the head, with the intent of knocking the victim out. When the victim struggled, she was repeatedly struck in the head multiple times with blows from fist and steel toe shoes. The victim was also stabbed multiple times in the head with a screwdriver. Autopsy reports indicate that multiple head bashing resulted in broken cheekbones and damage to the brain, resulting in death. The subject and the codefendant fled the victim's reasoned with a minimum of $56,000.
Co-defendants
Garcia, Rene; Garza, Pedro
Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic female

Ruben Gutierrez on death row.