Bio

Curtis Moore was born on February 26, 1968, in Tarrant County, Texas. He completed 12 years of education and was 27 years old at the time of the murders in November 1995. Before the 1995 murders, Moore had a long criminal history. Reports state that his criminal record began when he was a juvenile, including trespassing and burglary-related offenses. As an adult, he served multiple prison terms for offenses including robbery, theft, cocaine possession, and possession of a weapon by a felon. He was released on parole in March 1995, about eight months before the murders.

Moore’s nephew, Anthony “Kojak” Moore, was 17 years old at the time of the crimes and became his co-defendant. Anthony Moore later pleaded guilty to murder and received life sentences.

Murder Story

On November 30, 1995, Curtis Moore and his 17-year-old nephew, Anthony Moore, met Roderick Moore, Henry Truevillian Jr., and Darrell Wayne Hoyle at a horse stable in Fort Worth, Texas. Roderick Moore was not related to Curtis Moore. According to case summaries, the meeting was connected to a planned drug deal, but Curtis and Anthony Moore intended to rob the victims.

During the meeting, Curtis Moore pulled a gun and announced the robbery. Truevillian was robbed of $5, and Hoyle was robbed of $150. Anthony Moore tied up the victims while Curtis held them at gunpoint. Hoyle and Truevillian were placed in the trunk of a car, while Roderick Moore was placed in the back seat. Curtis and Anthony Moore then drove away with the victims.

The attackers later went to Roderick Moore’s apartment, where they also abducted Roderick’s girlfriend, LaTanya Boone. Roderick Moore and LaTanya Boone were shot and killed with a 9mm pistol. Their bodies were later found dumped along a road in Fort Worth.

Hoyle and Truevillian were then taken to another location. Curtis Moore opened the trunk and fired into it, striking Truevillian. He later poured gasoline on Hoyle and Truevillian and set them on fire. Hoyle managed to kick the trunk open, escape, and run into nearby woods. Moore caught up with him, stepped on his neck, and threatened him, but Hoyle survived by pretending to be dead. Truevillian died from gunshot wounds, burns, and smoke inhalation.

Hoyle regained consciousness six days later and gave police information that helped identify Curtis and Anthony Moore. Both men were arrested on December 12, 1995. Curtis Moore had burns on his hands and arms when he was arrested. Anthony later led police to the 9mm pistol used to kill Roderick Moore and LaTanya Boone.

Curtis Moore admitted that he held the victims at gunpoint, ordered them tied up, and helped place them in the car, but he blamed the murders on his nephew. He also claimed that his burns came from trying to rescue the victims from the burning car. Prosecutors rejected that explanation. While awaiting trial for capital murder, Moore also stabbed another inmate in jail.

A jury convicted Curtis Moore of capital murder in November 1996 and sentenced him to death. His appeals included claims related to intellectual disability, but the courts ultimately allowed the execution to proceed.

Curtis Moore was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas, on January 14, 2009. He was 40 years old. TDCJ records confirm his final statement, in which he thanked Irene Wilcox for years of friendship and ministry. He did not directly address the surviving victim or the victims’ relatives who witnessed the execution.