Texas man executed a long time after murdering a younger mom

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A Texas man who was convicted of brutally killing a younger mom and setting her physique on fireplace simply over 20 years in the past was executed by deadly injection late Wednesday.

Moises Sandoval Mendoza, 41, was pronounced lifeless on the Huntsville state penitentiary at 6:40 p.m., in keeping with The Related Press.

Mendoza was convicted within the March 2004 dying of 20-year-old mom, Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson, and taking her physique to a discipline behind his home, the place he stored it for a number of days, the Texas Division of Prison Justice stated.

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Moises Sandoval Mendoza, 41, was executed by deadly injection in Texas on Wednesday evening for the 2004 homicide of Rachelle O'Neil Tolleson. (Texas Division of Prison Justice)

Mendoza reportedly attended a celebration at Tolleson’s Farmersville house, the place she and her 6-month-old daughter lived, just a few days previous to the homicide, in keeping with the report.

On the day of the homicide, he choked and sexually assaulted the younger mom earlier than dragging her right into a discipline and stabbing her within the throat.

After being questioned by police, he drove Tolleson's physique to a mud pit in rural Collin County, Texas, the place he set her physique on fireplace to destroy proof and buried her underneath a brush pile.

Moises Sandoval Mendoza, 41, was the third inmate executed in Texas this 12 months. (iStock)

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Tolleson's daughter was discovered the subsequent day by the kid's grandmother, The AP reported.

Mendoza's buddy alerted police after they discovered concerning the crime, and the physique was discovered and matched to Tolleson utilizing dental data.

He later confessed to the killing, although the motive stays unclear.

Previous to the homicide, the Lawyer Normal's Workplace stated Mendoza attacked feminine relations and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old lady, in keeping with The AP.

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U.S. Supreme Court docket justices on Wednesday denied Mendoza's request for a keep of execution and a petition for a writ of certiorari, discovering a earlier appeals legal professional who represented him didn't fail to offer efficient counsel, as alleged, in keeping with the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Loss of life Penalty (TCADP).

Moises Sandoval Mendoza, 41, was executed by deadly injection on Wednesday evening. (AP Photograph/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

Equally, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday denied a request to commute his dying sentence. The board beforehand declined to advocate clemency.

The TCADP, an advocacy group aimed toward ending the dying penalty in Texas, claimed that over the past 20 years behind bars, Mendoza "remodeled from an impulsive, risk-taking, and self-centered late adolescent to an empathic man of religion who has a optimistic affect on these round him, together with guards, chaplains, and wardens."

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He earned certificates in a number of self-improvement and faith-based packages and maintained significant relationships together with his household, in keeping with the TCADP.

Mendoza was the third individual executed in Texas this 12 months and the thirteenth individual put to dying nationwide.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

Alexandra Koch is a breaking information author for Fox Information Digital. Previous to becoming a member of Fox Information, Alexandra coated breaking information, crime, faith, and the navy within the southeast.