Texas Death Row Inmate Moises Mendoza to Be Executed by Lethal Injection
Texas death row inmate Moises Mendoza is scheduled to be executed on April 23, 2025, for the 2004 rape and murder of 20-year-old Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson. Mendoza, 45, was convicted of brutally assaulting and killing Tolleson, a fellow student he knew from school. Reports indicate that Mendoza confessed to his parents that during the crime, he “turned into the devil” .USA TODAY+1UNILAD+1UNILAD+1USA TODAY+1
The execution is set to take place at the Huntsville Unit in Texas, utilizing lethal injection, the state’s standard method of capital punishment. This marks the 10th execution in Texas this year and the 5th in the U.S. in April 2025 .Newsweek+1CNN+1
Mendoza’s case has drawn attention due to the heinous nature of the crime and the chilling details of his confession. His impending execution has reignited debates over the ethics and effectiveness of the death penalty in the United States.
