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The Snake and The Spider

INMATE INFORMATION

DC Number: 071745
Name: BASSETT, THEODORE A
Race: WHITE
Sex: MALE
Hair Color: BROWN
Eye Color: BROWN
Height: 6’01”
Weight: 216 lbs.
Birth Date: 09/21/1959
Initial Receipt Date: 01/18/1980
Current Facility: OKEECHOBEE C.I.
Current Custody: CLOSE
Current Release Date: SENTENCED TO LIFE
Aliases:
GUS BASSETT SPIDER BASSETT
THEODORE BASSETT THEODORE A BASSETT
THEODORE AUGUSTUS BASSETT GUS
EARL L SMITH EARLEE SMITH
SPIDER

Scars, Marks, and Tattoos:
Type Location Description
TATTOO LEFT ARM FOREARM–SPIDER
TATTOO OTHER LEFT EYE—TEAR DROP
TATTOO RIGHT ARM FOREARM–%
TATTOO RIGHT ARM UPPER–PIC OF HARLEY DAVISON EMPLM
TATTOO RIGHT HAND #13

Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
08/12/1978 1ST DG MUR/PREMED. OR ATT. 01/18/1980 VOLUSIA 7802704 SENTENCED TO LIFE
08/26/1979 SEX BAT/COERCES BY THREAT 02/14/1980 VOLUSIA 7902204 15Y 0M 0D

Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.
Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody Date Out-of-Custody
01/18/1980 Currently Incarcerated

INMATE INFORMATION

DC Number: 032191
Name: COX, JOHN C JR
Race: WHITE
Sex: MALE
Hair Color: BLONDE OR STRAWBERRY
Eye Color: BROWN
Height: 5’09”
Weight: 161 lbs.
Birth Date: 09/12/1948
Initial Receipt Date: 02/08/1980
Current Facility: DESOTO ANNEX
Current Custody: CLOSE
Current Release Date: SENTENCED TO LIFE
Aliases:
JOHN C COX JR SNAKE COX

Scars, Marks, and Tattoos:
Type Location Description
TATTOO RIGHT ARM SKULL W/DAGGER ON UPPER RIGHT ARM

Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
08/12/1978 1ST DG MUR/PREMED. OR ATT. 02/01/1980 VOLUSIA 7802704 SENTENCED TO LIFE

Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.
Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody Date Out-of-Custody
02/08/1980 Currently Incarcerated