Damon Matthews Murders Esphandiar Gonzalez

Damon Matthews was sentenced to death by the State of Texas for the murder of Esphandiar Gonzalez

According to court documents Damon Matthews demanded the keys from Esphandiar Gonzalez to his car. When Gonzalez refused he would be fatally shot. Matthews was arrested when he was caught cleaning the blood out of the car

Damon Matthews would be convicted and sentenced to death

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Damon Matthews Now

NameMatthews, Damon
TDCJ Number999476
Date of Birth12/24/1984
Date Received04/20/2004
Age (when Received)19
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)11
Date of Offense03/06/2003
 Age (at the time of Offense)18
 CountyHarris
 RaceBlack
 GenderMale
 Hair ColorBlack
 Height (in Feet and Inches)5′ 7″
 Weight (in Pounds)211
 Eye ColorBrown
 Native CountyHarris
 Native StateTexas

Damon Matthews Case

A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal from a Houston man on death row for the 2003 slaying of a 20-year-old friend whose car he stole.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused arguments from lawyers for 31-year-old Damon Matthews who contended attorneys failed to investigate and present evidence at his 2004 trial that Matthews may have suffered brain damage because of his mother’s drug and alcohol use while she was pregnant.

The court said Thursday the case record shows an abundance of mitigating evidence, including his mother’s substance abuse.

Matthews was condemned for shooting Esphandiar Gonzalez seven times in the head and stealing his car. Matthews was arrested hours later as he was cleaning blood from inside the car.

He doesn’t yet have an execution date

https://ktxs.com/news/texas/federal-court-rejects-appeal-from-condemned-houston-man_

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