Kevin Jazrael Davis is a Texas man serving a life sentence for the March 26, 2014 murder of his mother, Kimberly Hill, at their Corpus Christi apartment. Davis, then eighteen, beat Hill with a hammer, sexually assaulted her body, and turned himself in to police the next day. A Nueces County jury sentenced him to life in prison on October 8, 2014, after he pleaded guilty.1MySanAntonio. Texas Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing Mother
What Happened on March 26, 2014
Davis attacked his mother that evening at their home in the 4300 block of Kostoryz Road, striking her roughly twenty times with a hammer.2WPTV. Man Who Killed Mother With Hammer Sentenced to Life in Prison He checked her body to confirm she was dead and then sexually assaulted the corpse.1MySanAntonio. Texas Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing Mother
He fled Corpus Christi by bicycle overnight, eventually abandoned the bicycle near train tracks in Annaville, and walked to a house in Robstown. He asked the residents there to call 911 and told them he had committed a murder. Davis stayed on the line with the 911 operator, gave the location of his mother’s body, and formally turned himself in on March 27, 2014.3Naples News. Texas Man Who Killed Mother With Hammer Sentenced to Life in Prison
What He Told Police
In recorded interviews, Davis confessed to both the killing and the sexual assault. Asked whether the act was his first sexual experience, he replied, “I guess I lost my virginity to a dead corpse.”4ABC30. Teen Murdered His Mom, Reportedly Said He Lost His Virginity to Her Corpse He also described “violent fantasies toward women,” including fantasies involving his mother and his sister.5WMAR2 News. Man Who Killed Mother With Hammer Sentenced to Life in Prison
Davis insisted he knew what he was doing. “I’m not mentally disturbed. I’m sane. I know what I did,” he told detectives.6UPI. Young Texas Man Gets Life for Killing Mother, Raping Her Body A doctor who evaluated him diagnosed a personality disorder but confirmed he was legally sane.5WMAR2 News. Man Who Killed Mother With Hammer Sentenced to Life in Prison
The Guilty Plea and Life Sentence
The case was heard in Nueces County’s 214th District Court before Judge Jose Longoria. The district attorney’s office offered Davis a sixty-year plea deal, which he turned down.5WMAR2 News. Man Who Killed Mother With Hammer Sentenced to Life in Prison On October 6, 2014, he pleaded guilty to murdering his mother and to defiling her corpse.1MySanAntonio. Texas Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing Mother
Because he rejected the offer, a jury was empaneled to decide punishment. Prosecutors played the recorded police interviews, including his statements about violent fantasies and the sexual assault. On October 8, 2014, jurors deliberated less than an hour before returning the maximum penalty of life in prison.4ABC30. Teen Murdered His Mom, Reportedly Said He Lost His Virginity to Her Corpse
Where He Is Now
Davis is incarcerated at the Montford Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility. His TDCJ record lists case number 14-CR-1069-F, a sentence date of October 8, 2014, and a parole eligibility date of March 25, 2044.7TDCJ. Inmate Search Detail – Kevin Davis If he is considered for parole in 2044, he will have served roughly thirty years.