Michael Gonzales was convicted of robbing and murdering his elderly neighbors, Manuel and Merced Aguirre, on April 22, 1994. The couple woke up while Gonzales was burglarizing their home and he stabbed them repeatedly, killing them. Autopsy testimony revealed that Merced had at least 80 wounds, many of which were defensive, and Manuel had at least five fatal wounds.

Despite a history of defiance and obscenity while in the courtroom – including but not limited to obscene hand gestures directed at prosecutors, witnesses and the gallery, cursing at witnesses and the jury, and even taunting the jury to sentence him to death. 

page typed letter. Letter is general content. Letter is not signed but he ends the letter by typing his nickname 'Spider'. Original typed envelope is included.