Moises Sandoval Mendoza was pronounced dead 19 minutes after receiving an injection at the state prison in Huntsville, Texas, where he had been held for the murder of a young mum

Moises Mendoza used his last words to apologize to Rachelle Tolleson's family before he was executed for her 2004 murder Wednesday.

The US Supreme Court denied Mendoza’s request for a stay of execution, clearing the way for his lethal injection. His attorneys had asked the high court to review a Texas Criminal Court of Appeals decision to deny a request that claimed Mendoza’s counsel at trial was ineffective.