Raphael Leon Holiday

Murderer

3known / alleged victims

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: USA
Location: Madison County, Texas, USA
Date of birth: J uly 20, 1979
Age at first offence: 21
Characteristics: arson, child killer, revenge
Victim profile: His 1-year-old daughter, and two stepdaughters age 5 and 7 years
Method of murder: Fire (burning their residence)
Date(s) of murder: September 6, 2000
Years active: 2000
Date of arrest: —
Status: Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on June 21, 2002

Case Summary

Case details

Raphael Leon Holiday (TDCJ Number 999419) was born on 07/20/1979 and was 22 when received. He was a black male with black hair, standing 5 ft 10 in and weighing 194, with brown eyes. His native county was Walker and his native state was Texas. He previously worked as a cook and a forklift operator.

Background

On 09/06/2000, Holiday killed 3 victims in Madison County, Texas, by burning their residence.

The victims were:

7 year old black female
5 year old black female
1 year old black female

The 7 year old and the 5 year old were step-daughters to Holiday, and the 1 year old was Holiday’s daughter.

The offence

Holiday killed 3 victims by burning their residence on 09/06/2000 in Madison County, Texas.

Co-defendants

Co-defendants were listed as N/A.

Sentencing

Holiday was sentenced to death on June 21, 2002.

Other details

Holiday was under indictment for sexually assaulting one of the girls.

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