Victims
Joanna Kathryn Rogers, 16 [5/4/2004]
Summer Lee Baldwin, 29 [9/13/2005]
Find-A-Grave: Joanna Kathryn Rogers
Find-A-Grave: Summer Lee Baldwin
Mother Agonizes Over Missing Teen
Six year anniversary of the disappearance of Joanna Rogers
Baldwin possibly alive when stuffed in suitcase, put in Lubbock Dumpster
Rosendo Rodriguez Guilty on Two Counts Of Capital Murder
Rosendo Rodriguez Moved to Tears During Punishment Testimony
They pieced together a puzzle, and a disturbing picture emerged
Rosendo Rodriguez III v State of Texas 2011 (conviction and sentence affirmed)
Judge recommends ‘Suitcase Killer’ Rodriguez’s latest appeal be denied
Man condemned for killing Lubbock woman loses federal appeal
Rosendo Rodriguez III – Texas Death Row
TX – Summer Baldwin, 29, raped & murdered, Lubbock, 13 Sept 2005
Movies/Documentaries
Forensic Files: Seeing Red
Solved: Gone But Not Forgotten
INMATE INFORMATION
Name Rodriguez III, Rosendo
TDCJ Number 999534
Date of Birth 03/26/1980
Date Received 05/14/2008
Age (when Received) 28
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) 12th Grade
Date of Offense 09/13/2005
Age (at the time of Offense) 25
County Lubbock
Race Hispanic
Gender Male
Hair Color Black
Height 5 ft 08 in
Weight 198
Eye Color Brown
Native County Wichita
Native State TX
Prior Occupation
Food Service, Office Clerk.
Prior Prison Record
None
Summary of Incident
On 09/13/2005 in Lubbock County, Texas, a 29 year old white female body was found deceased in a suitcase. The subject had sexually assaulted the victim and then caused death by striking the victim with or against a hard object and then choking the victim. This also resulted in the death of the victim’s 5 week old fetus. The subject was arrested by the Lubbock Police Department.
Co-Defendants
None
Race and Gender of Victim
29 year old white female.
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