Moises Sandoval Mendoza was executed in Texas for the 2004 murder of Rachelle O'Neil Tolleson, a 20-year-old mother. He received a lethal injection and expressed remorse to the victim's family, repeatedly apologizing for his actions and acknowledging the impact on Tolleson's daughter. Mendoza's crime involved strangling and stabbing Tolleson before abandoning her body, which was later found hidden in a field. Despite his execution, he maintained his innocence until the end, and the U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeals for clemency and a stay of execution. His last moments were marked by expressions of love for family.
I am sorry for having robbed you of Rachelle's life, he said, addressing the woman's parents, two brothers, a cousin and an uncle who were watching through a window.
I know nothing that I could ever say or do would ever make up for that. I want you to know that I am sincere. I apologize.
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