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Whitney Lee REEVES
Classification:
Homicide
Characteristics: Juvenile(17)
- Revenge - The
girl had testified at a grand jury hearing
against the co-defendant
Number of victims: 2
Date of murders:
August 20,
1999
Date of birth:
August 21,
1981
Victims profile: A 14 year
old female and her father, a 40 year old male
Method of murder:
Shooting
(12 gauge shotgun)
Location: Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Status: Sentenced to death on September 8, 2000.
Commuted to life in prison on June 22, 2005
Name
TDCJ Number
Date of Birth
Whitney Lee Reeves
999363
08/21/1981
Date Received
Age (when
Received)
Education Level
09/08/2000
19
12
Date of Offense
Age (at the Offense)
County
08/20/1999
17
Jefferson
Race
Gender
Hair Color
white
male
brown
Height
Weight
Eye Color
5 ft
9 in
164
hazel
Native County
Native State
Prior
Occupation
Jefferson
Texas
cook,
laborer
Prior Prison
Record
none
Summary of
incident
On
8/20/1999, Reeves and one co-defendant shot and killed a 14 year
old white female and her father, a 40 year old white male, with
a 12 gauge shotgun. The double homicide occurred at the victims'
apartment in Beaumont.
The apparent motive for the shooting was
that the 14 year old girl had testified at a grand jury hearing
that resulted in charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
against the co-defendant.
