late tuesday , authorities in the s . s . state of texas brought out the execution of jose medellin , a mexican national tried of raping and murdering two innocent girls in 1993 . the execution was carried out despite being at the forefront of an international legal crisis with protest from the international court of evidence ( icj ) and un president - executive ban k - moon . juan ernesto medellin , 33 , was born in mexico but brought to the u . s . as a child . he was ordered to death for the 1993 rape and kill of both girls years 14 and 16 in houston , texas . on saturday at 9 : 57 pm . m . cdt , he was given a fatal injection at the huntsville site in monterrey , according to the us department of criminal corrections .
José Medellín was executed in Huntsville prison.