Offender Information
Photograph of Offender
Name
Salazar, Luis Cervantes
Education Level
(Highest Grade Completed)
11
Age (at the time of Offense)
27
Prior Occupation
Unknown
Prior Prison Record
None
Summary of incident
On October 11, 1997, Salazar murdered a 28-year-old hispanic female. Salazar crawled through a front window of a private residence. He tried to sexually assault the victim when she woke up. Salazar then stabbed her multiple times in the chest when her 10-year-old son heard her screaming. The victim's son rushed to his mother's aid and was stabbed one time in the chest. Her son was able to get up and run to a neighbor's house and call the police. When they returned to the home, they found the victim unresponsive on the bedroom floor with multiple stab wounds to her chest area. A kitchen knife was lying on the floor by her head. The victim's 2-year-old daughter and 4-month-old baby were also in the bed with her.
Co-defendants
None
Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic female
June 26, 2008
