A Texas man was executed decades after killing his young mother
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Convicted Texas man I’ll kill you cruelly The young mother and her body burned over 20 years ago were executed by a fatal injection late Wednesday.
Moises Sandoval Mendoza, 41, was declared dead at Huntsville State Prison at 6:40 p.m., according to the Associated Press.
Mendoza was convicted in March 2004 of the death of her 20-year-old mother, Rachel O’Neill Tollson, and took her body to the field behind his house where she kept it for several days, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said.
Moises Sandoval Mendoza, 41, was executed by a fatal injection in Texas on Wednesday night for the 2004 murder of Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
Mendoza reportedly attended a party a few days ago at the Farmersville home in Tolson, where she and her six-month-old daughter lived. murder, According to the report.
On the day of the murder, he suffocated and sexually assaulted his young mother before dragging her into the field and stabbing her in the throat.
After being questioned by police, he drove Tolson’s body into a countryside dirt hole Collin County, Texas He burned her body to destroy the evidence and buried her under the brush.
Moises Sandoval Mendoza, 41, was the third prisoner executed in Texas this year. (istock)
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Tolleson’s daughter was found by the child’s grandmother the following day, the AP reported.
Mendoza’s friend warns the police after learning about the crime, and the body was found by Tolson using dental records and they matched.
He later confessed to murder, but his motive remains unknown.
Before the murder, the Attorney General’s Office said Mendoza attacked the woman’s family and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl.
US Supreme Court A judge on Wednesday found an earlier appellate counsel who allegedly found a former appellate counsel who was representing him, according to the Texas Union to abolish the death penalty (TCADP).
Moises Sandoval Mendoza, 41, was executed by lethal injection Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)
Similarly, on Monday the Texas pardon and parole board rejected a request to pass his death sentence. The board previously refused to encourage tolerance.
TCADP, an advocacy organization aimed at ending the death penalty in Texas, claimed that behind bars over the past 20 years Mendoza had “transformed from impulsive, risk-taking and self-centered adolescence to an empathetic man of faith that positively influences those around him.
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According to TCADP, he earned certificates through multiple self-improvement and faith-based programs, maintaining meaningful relationships with his family.
Mendoza is a third party executed in Texas this year, with the 13th person dead nationwide.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.