Offender Information

	Name	Yowell, Michael J.
	TDCJ Number	999334
	Date of Birth	01/25/1970
	Date Received	11/23/1999
	Age (when Received)	29
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	12
	Date of Offense	05/09/1998
	Age (at the time of Offense)	28
	County	Lubbock
	Race	White
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Brown
	Height	5' 9"
	Weight	188
	Eye Color	Hazel
	Native County	Lubbock
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Steel Fabrication, Cook, Laborer

Prior Prison Record
#505775, 8-year sentence for 1 count of Possession of a Controlled Substance; 06/16/89 released on Pre-Parole; 09/19/89 release on Parole; 02/22/97 received Clemency Discharge.

Summary of Incident
On 05/19/98 in Lubbock, Texas, Yowell shot his father, strangled his mother with a cord, and set fire to their house. The victim's grandmother died several days later from injuries sustained because she was disabled and unable to get out of the house.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
White male and 2 white females