Kevin Jazrael Davis is a Texas man who pleaded guilty to the March 2014 murder of his mother, Kimberly Hill, in their Corpus Christi apartment. He was 18 when he struck her about 20 times with a hammer and then sexually assaulted her body. The Kevin Davis and Kimberly Hill murder case ended with a life sentence on October 8, 2014, and Davis remains in Texas prison with no scheduled release date.1WPTV. Man Who Killed Mother With Hammer Sentenced to Life in Prison2Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Inmate Search – Kevin Davis
What Happened on March 26, 2014
Kimberly Hill was killed inside the apartment she shared with her son on the 4300 block of Kostoryz Road in Corpus Christi. Davis hit her roughly 20 times with a hammer, then sexually assaulted her corpse.1WPTV. Man Who Killed Mother With Hammer Sentenced to Life in Prison3MySanAntonio. Texas Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing Mother
He left the apartment on his bicycle and rode through the night, planning to leave town. He ditched the bike and a backpack near train tracks in Annaville, just outside Corpus Christi. On March 27, he walked to a house in Robstown and asked the people there to call 911, telling them he had killed someone. On the call, later played for jurors, Davis told the operator his mother was dead in the apartment and gave the address.4WMAR2News. Man Who Killed Mother With Hammer Sentenced to Life in Prison
What Davis Told Detectives
After his arrest, detectives recorded an interview in which Davis confessed in detail to the killing and the sexual assault of Hill’s body. Asked about the assault, he said, “I guess I lost my virginity to a dead corpse.”5ABC7NY. Teen Murdered His Mom, Reportedly Said He Lost His Virginity to Her Corpse
Davis also said he had “violent fantasies toward women.” He insisted he was competent: “I’m not mentally disturbed. I’m sane. I know what I did.”4WMAR2News. Man Who Killed Mother With Hammer Sentenced to Life in Prison5ABC7NY. Teen Murdered His Mom, Reportedly Said He Lost His Virginity to Her Corpse A psychiatrist who testified in the case said Davis had harbored fantasies about necrophilia.6ABC7 Amarillo. Murdering Mom, Having Sex With Her Corpse Ends With Life in Prison for Teen
Guilty Plea and Life Sentence
Davis pleaded guilty to murder in Nueces County’s 214th District Court and was sentenced to life in prison on October 8, 2014.7Justia. Kevin Davis v. The State of Texas2Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Inmate Search – Kevin Davis Coverage described the sentence as punishment for “murdering his mother and then defiling her body,” but the available records show he formally pleaded guilty to a single count of murder, and reporting does not indicate any separate charge for sexual assault of a corpse.8ABC30. Teen Murdered His Mom, Reportedly Said He Lost His Virginity to Her Corpse Kimberly Hill’s daughter, Desirae Hill, testified during her brother’s proceedings.3MySanAntonio. Texas Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing Mother
Why His Appeal Was Thrown Out
Davis tried to appeal, but he missed the deadline by roughly seven months. Under Texas rules, he had 30 days from his October 8, 2014, sentencing to file a notice of appeal. He did not move for a new trial, and he did not file the notice until June 8, 2015. On July 23, 2015, the Thirteenth Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal for want of jurisdiction. The court noted he could still seek an out-of-time appeal through a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus, though that remedy was outside its own jurisdiction.7Justia. Kevin Davis v. The State of Texas
Where Kevin Davis Is Now
Davis is held at the Montford Unit in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system under TDCJ number 01959482. He has no scheduled release date. His earliest parole eligibility date is March 25, 2044, thirty years after the date of the murder.2Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Inmate Search – Kevin Davis