Execution: Texas Puts Ivan Cantu to Death Despite Protests and Claims of Innocence
Austin, Texas – Texas carried out the execution of Ivan Cantu for the murders of his cousin James Mosqueda and Mosqueda’s girlfriend, Amy Kitchen, in 2000. Cantu, 50, was put to death by lethal injection at 6:47 pm local time, as confirmed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The execution took about 21 minutes, with no reported issues with the procedure. Despite his maintained innocence, Cantu addressed the families of the victims in his …