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American Focus > Blog > Crime > Texas killer Moises Sandoval Mendoza is executed for the 2004 strangling and stabbing death of a young mother
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Texas killer Moises Sandoval Mendoza is executed for the 2004 strangling and stabbing death of a young mother

Last updated: April 24, 2025 6:45 am
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A Texas man, Moises Sandoval Mendoza, was executed on Wednesday evening for the brutal murder of 20-year-old Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson more than 20 years ago. Mendoza, 41, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m. He had been sentenced to death for strangling and fatally stabbing Tolleson in March 2004.

Before his execution, Mendoza apologized to the victim’s family members who were present, expressing remorse for the pain he had caused. He acknowledged the gravity of his actions and the irreparable loss suffered by Tolleson’s loved ones. As the lethal injection took effect, Mendoza made audible gasps before succumbing to death.

Tolleson’s mother, Pam O’Neil, who witnessed Mendoza’s execution, expressed that while his death marked the end of a chapter, it could never erase the tragedy of her daughter’s murder. Mendoza’s relatives and friends, visibly distraught, consoled each other as they left the prison following his execution.

Despite Mendoza’s attorneys’ final plea to halt the execution, the US Supreme Court denied the request, allowing the process to proceed as scheduled. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had also rejected Mendoza’s request to commute his death sentence earlier in the week.

Authorities revealed that Mendoza had attended a party at Tolleson’s home before the murder, with no clear motive for the heinous crime. Mendoza confessed to choking, sexually assaulting, and ultimately killing Tolleson, before disposing of her body in a field. The brutal nature of the crime shocked the community and led to Mendoza’s arrest after a friend reported his confession to the police.

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Mendoza’s execution marks the third in Texas this year and the 13th in the United States. Meanwhile, Alabama is set to execute James Osgood for the 2010 rape and murder of a woman on Thursday.

The tragic case of Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson serves as a reminder of the devastating impact of violent crimes on families and communities. The pursuit of justice, though necessary, cannot undo the pain and loss experienced by those left behind.

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