3 arraigned in slaying of high school student
Man accused of contract killing
U.S. tries to extradite alleged hitman
Texas mom charged in death of daughter’s ex-boyfriend
Fortuneteller pleads guilty in murder case
Fortuneteller gets 20 years in murder
Surgeon’s wife, fortune teller part of bizarre murder trial
Murder trial starts for mother of her jilted teenage daughter
‘Justice for Joey’ pins passed out a murder trial
Jury hears tape in murder-for-hire trial
Brownsville woman convicted
Murder victim’s father blasts court ruling
Dora Garcia Cisneros v State of Texas 1996 (conviction overturned)
Prosecutor’s error lets convicted murderer go free
Once accused murderess Cisneros arrested again
Woman accused of murder plot goes on federal trial
Running for the border
Life behind bars Dora Cisneros sentencing leaves only one question: Why?
Twenty years later, recollections of wilder than fiction South Texas murder
Murderpedia: Dora Garcia Cisneros
Movies/Documentaries
I’d Kill For You: Texas Black Magic
Snapped: Dora Cisneros
Defendants
Dora Garcia Cisneros – convicted but overturned, then acquitted by State court, convicted in federal court, sentenced to life in federal prison
Daniel “El Guero” Orlando Garza – convicted, sentenced to life in prison
Maria Mercedes Martinez – convicted, sentenced to 20 years in prison, served 6 years
Heriberto Puentes Pizana – never tried, presumed in Mexico
Israel Olivares- never tried, presumed in Mexico
INMATE INFORMATION
DORA GARCIA CISNEROS
Register Number: 77877-079
Age: 76
Race: White
Sex: Female
Located at: Tallahassee FCI
Release Date: LIFE
INMATE INFORMATION
SID Number: 05113567
TDCJ Number: 00663865
Name: GARZA,DANIEL
Race: H
Gender: M
DOB: 1950-10-20
Maximum Sentence Date: LIFE SENTENCE
Current Facility: POWLEDGE
Projected Release Date: LIFE SENTENCE
Parole Eligibility Date: 2028-06-05
Next Parole Review Date: 06/05/2028
Offense History:
Offense Date: 1993-03-03
Offense: CAP MURDER
Sentence Date: 1993-03-03
County: CAMERON
Case No.: 93-CR-1515-E
Sentence (YY-MM-DD): 9999-99-99