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The state of Texas on Wednesday executed death row inmate Ivan Cantu, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2000 murders of his cousin and his cousin’s fiancée – though he insisted ...
Ivan Abner Cantu (June 14, 1973 – February 28, 2024) was an American man from Dallas, Texas, convicted of the double murder of his cousin, James Mosqueda and Mosqueda's girlfriend, Amy Kitchen, who were shot in their home. The shooting occurred on November 4, 2000, in North Dallas. Cantu was found guilty by a Collin County jury on October 16 ...
Ruben Cantu. Ruben Montoya Cantu (December 5, 1966 – August 24, 1993) was an American murderer who was executed for a murder he committed when he was 17 years old. During the years following the conviction, the surviving victim, the co-defendant, the district attorney, and the jury forewoman made public statements that cast doubt on Cantu's ...
Ivan Cantu, who's on death row and scheduled to be executed on Feb. 28, said new evidence presented after his conviction proves his innocence and says he doesn't want to die.
New evidence may prove the innocence of Ivan Cantu, who was sentenced to death for a double murder in 2000. Many are demanding a stay of execution.
At sentencing, the offenders were remanded to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) system. Peter Anthony Cantu, José Ernesto Medellín, Derrick Sean O'Brien, Efrain Pérez, and Raul Omar Villarreal received death sentences.
Hours before Ivan Cantu is scheduled to die by lethal injection Wednesday, calls for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to halt the execution are reaching a fever pitch.
^ a b List of Executed Offenders. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 23 February 2009. ^ a b The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009. ^ In some cases, the offender may not have been tried for some of the victims listed, as a death sentence was rendered in a prior case.