Five others were convicted of capital murder in the case. What would I tell them? O'Brien was videotaped smiling at the scene of the crime. Anti-death penalty supporters gather outside the barricade during the execution of Peter Anthony Cantu at the Walls Unit in Huntsville, Texas. I might try to email it to Dennis Prager. The right of a defendant to talk with his or her consulate is specified in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations; the United States is a party to the convention, although the U.S. withdrew from compulsory jurisdiction in 1986 to accept the court's jurisdiction only on a case-by-case basis. Jennifer Ertmans dad is on Laura Ingraham right nowhour is almost up though. August 17, 2010 / 5:39 PM Corey Mitchell's book "Pure Murder," which details the story of the killings, was released in 2008 and became a best seller. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Cantu has been on death row longer than his victims were alive. HOUCHRON CAPTION (06/28/1998): Randy and Sandy Ertman have found a certain measure of peace since moving to their country home in Lyons. The State of Texas charged Cantu with the capital murder of Jennifer Ertman during a kidnapping, robbery, or aggravated sexual assault. [48] Another memorial exists at T.C. An angry Randy Ertman stood at the trial and told the killers: "We live for the day you die. 7/11/06--Randy Ertman motions for his wife Sandra after Derrick Sean O'Brien execution Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at the "Walls" Unit in Huntsville, Texas. Try again. He said he was told repeatedly by Peter Cantu to "get some". [5], Leaving the crime scene, Cantu handed Venancio Medelln a Goofy wristwatch taken from Ertman's body, saying, "Take this, I don't want it. Clerk's Record at 15. Both girls were strangled to death. Randy Ertman, father of Jennifer Ertman, confronts an anti-death penalty activist, David Adwood outside the 262nd Criminal District Court in 2003, where Judge Mike Anderson the execution date for Raul Villarreal. Jos Medelln got a ring with an "E", so he could give it to his girlfriend, Esther. This photo released by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Jose Medellin who is set for execution at the Texas Prison in Huntsville, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. Adolph and Melissa Pena are tying to keep their family strong as they remember their daughter, Elizabeth, and her friend, Jennifer Ertman, who were murdered in 1993. Houston was stunned when Cantu and his gang were arrested. Death penalty opponents protested the impending execution. Their bodies were found four days after they were murdered. /S 280 The day of rage is coming though. Cantu is the last of three men scheduled to die by lethal injection for the June 1993 murders of 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman and 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena. Please try again later. The families of both Ertman and Pea strongly favored the execution(s). He then clasped his arm around Pea's neck, threw her to the ground and dragged her down a gravel decline in the direction of the other gang members as Pea screamed and pleaded for help. >> Local host Peter Boyles here in Denver is talking about it. Police said the Waltrip High School students were. He then clasped his arm around Pea's neck, threw her to the ground, and dragged her down a gravel decline in the direction of the other gang members as Pea screamed and pleaded for help. Medelln reported that he had killed a girl and noted that he would have found it easier with a gun. The girls were Waltrip High School students. Both girls were sexually assaulted by all but one of the gang members, 14-year-old Venancio "Yuni" Medelln, on a minimum of four occasions. Where [are] you going?" For the families, it is a fight they will take beyond the grave. It's a saying you hear time and time again yet, time and time again, parents are made to bury their young children. [7] He then elaborated that he had raped both girls. [4], Ertman and Pea decided to take a 10-minute shortcut to Pea's residence in Oak Forest by following the railroad tracks and passing through T.C. 0000005760 00000 n [7] Before the murders, Houston officials had stated that gangs were not a significant issue in the city. After several minutes, 14-year-old Jennifer Louise Ertman became limp and sank to the ground. /Type /Page The two Houston girls, returning from a friend's house, took a shortcut home along some railroad tracks and stumbled on a group of teenagers drinking beer after initiating a new gang member. Part of the belt was left at the murder scene, the rest was found in O'Brien's home. And Cantu's brother, upset at the gang's gloating about having fun with the girls, called police. Over the years, he lobbied for the right, along with Pena's parents, Kahan and the group Justice for All. stream C.E. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. In response, Medelln stated: "No, baby! HUNTSVILLE, Texas (CBS/KHOU) Murderer Peter Anthony Cantu was executed by the state of Texas Tuesday evening. We have set your language to But he has sowered. I was living in San Antonio the year before these murders. One of them bragged about having virgin blood on his underwear. Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16, were raped, tortured and murdered by gang members while walking near TC Jester on June 24, 1993. /Parent 64 0 R He then apologized to his own family before he was executed by lethal injection. The lethal injection was performed at 6:09 p.m. By 6:17 p.m. Cantu was pronounced dead. DOES SHE HAVE BLOND HAIR?!!?". [7] Before the murders, Houston officials had stated that gangs were not a significant issue in the city. Pea brushed aside Medelln's hand and continued walking. I want them to suffer without stop until the end of time, until their very souls explode from sheer agony and pain. This means that the new member was required to fight every member of the gang until he passed out and then he would be accepted as a member. Houston pitmaster goes viral after hilarious TV interview, Willie Nelson's new album is a lovely tribute to a fellow country legend, Two ocelots were photographed crossing a road in rare South Texas sighting, Astros GM Dana Brown sees bright future for top prospect Drew Gilbert, This is how astronauts see Houston, Texas Gulf from space with unaided eyes. The person not sentenced to death, 14 Peter Cantu, far left, glances back at Randy Ertman, far right, as Ertman, father of Cantu's murder victim, Jennifer, 14, shouts. Published. Bush only uses the term Christian to gather votes, all while he claims that Allah is the same as Jesus. Peter Anthony Cantu, shown at his 1994 trial, was the one who called for Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea to be killed so they couldn't identify their attackers. Harmon was criticized by fellow judges and newspaper editorials for allowing the display. "Hopefully they'll find some peace. I attended all five trials with the Ertmans and know too well the awful things that they and the Penas had to hear and see in the course of seeing Justice served for their girls. 0000004107 00000 n When the police followed this suggestion, they found the badly decaying bodies of Jenny and Elizabeth. 0000005484 00000 n It was traced to the home of the brother of one of the men later sentenced to death for these murders. 'Gonzalez' said that his brother was one of the six people involved in killing the girls, and gave police the names of all but one, the new recruit, whom he did not know. If you can live in this country for years illegally and then remember you did not get to talk to the Mexican Council general, it should be to damn bad. The murder of the two girls made headlinesin Texas newspapers due to the nature of the crime and the new law resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. "He should have been hung outside the courthouse," Ertman said in an trailer They were forced to perform oral sex. Try again later. Failed to report flower. Both girls were sexually assaulted by all but one of the gang members, 14-year-old Venancio "Yuni" Medelln, on a minimum of four occasions. Jos Medelln got a ring with an "E," so he could give it to his girlfriend, Esther. "Why do I watch? /ID [] Three others have long prison terms. << In 2005, President George W. Bush ordered hearings to be held. The next morning, the girls parents began to frantically look for them, paging them on their pagers, calling their friends to see if they knew where they were, to no avail. Three of the Pena and Ertman killers have been executed. [44] Ertman had wanted to have Andy Kahan, the City of Houston's crime advocate, to witness the execution of Medelln. While Jenny and Elizabeth were living the last few hours of their lives, Peter Cantu, Efrain Perez, Derrick Sean O'Brien, Joe Medellin and Joe's 14 year old brother were initiating a new member, Raul Villareal, into their gang, known as the Black and Whites. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. This photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Derrick O'Brien who is scheduled for execution at the Texas prison in Huntsville, Tuesday, May 16, 2006. [40], Cantu, Medelln, and O'Brien are buried at Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery. Asked what memories she had of Ertman, Perez said, "She had a beautiful smile.". GREAT NEWS! After the gang left, Christina Cantu convinced Joe Cantu to report the crime to the police. Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena, ages 14 and 15, were walking home from a party, taking a shortcut to make it home by their 11 p.m. curfew on June 24, 1993. "[20], Cantu dropped off Jos Medelln, Prez, and Villarreal at his residence, where he lived with his brother, Joe Cantu, and sister-in-law, Christina Cantu. The community says a prayer at the memorial site for Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena. Cantu was the ringleader of five gang members who raped and killed the girls at a Houston park - a crime that horrified the city in 1993. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. He then elaborated that he had raped both girls. The murder of the two girls made headlines in Texas newspapers due to the nature of the crime and the new law resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. Four days after the murders, the girls' bodies were found in the park during hot weather conditions. His knowledge of the crimes came from the killers themselves, most of whom came to his home after the murders, bragging and swapping the jewelry they had stolen from the girls. window at Ertman and other relatives of the girls and called his /H [ 931 256 ] This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. jennifer ertman autopsy photos UK Lunchtime Results jennifer ertman autopsy photos. 3) Your have handed the Presidency to Hillary Clinton. Both girls where beautiful high school students at Waltrip High. February 27, 2023 . The case was also notable in that the state of Texas rejected attempts by the International Court of Justice to halt several perpetrators' executions. 72 0 obj Derrick O'Brien, belted to a gurney, looked through the death chamber 0000008539 00000 n I have no good words left for President Bush. 0 cemeteries found in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. They were kicked, teeth knocked out and hair pulled out and ribs broken. I hope you rot in hell.". After Cantu's trial, Ertman asked to witness his execution but was told it was not allowed. Derrick Sean O'Brien was the first to be executed, on July 11, 2006. [32] He petitioned the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 1998 regarding this issue; the appeal failed. Jester Park on Saturday for a memorial service for the girls who were slain The parents of the murder victims successfully advocated for the State of Texas allowing relatives of victims to have permission to witness executions. The juvenile pled guilty to his charge and his sentence will be reviewed when he turns 18, at which time he could be released. Christina Cantu questioned why Villarreal was bleeding, and Prez had a bloody shirt. In July, the World Court ordered a stay of Medelln's execution. The death of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena led to a significant changes in victim's rights. Donald R. Davis and Robert Morrow represented Cantu at trial. The murder of the two girls made headlines in Texas newspapers due to the nature of the crime and the new law resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. Prior to his execution, O'Brien expressed his regrets for his actions to the families of Pea and Ertman. /Resources << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] /ColorSpace << So I know that this is a trivial side point. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. [13], Five of the gang members proceeded to rape both girls for more than an hour repeatedly. Shortly thereafter, he held a beer aloft, proclaiming things were to be great. Verify and try again. endobj During the trial, the Ertmans asked to address the court. They were two teenage girls from Texas who disappeared during one night after attending a. [6], The girls were walking along the White Oak Bayou when they encountered six "Black and White" gang members drinking beer shortly after holding the gang initiation ceremony of 17-year-old Raul Omar Villarreal. After the belt broke, the killers used her own shoelaces to finish their job. management. Premiered Apr 29, 2022 17 Dislike Share Save Sinister Intelligence 147 subscribers ****WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT**** The absolutely heinous murder of teenage friends Jennifer Louise Ertman and. Murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea The rape and murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on June 24, 1993. In June of 1993, the two girls stumbled across a gang initiation on White Oak Bayou. x^WnF0q$E"6'fgu#0`'3gf(0;7LqX&SP!iE47]Fqfno()~?;W N(W18U&EM CS P0c7[ Yz $,2[4iV lV6+J#(i6 hP"+7e(X "I don't mean this in a gruesome Who provided the details? Christina Almaraz hugs Elizabeth Pena's father Adolfo Pena after the execution of Peter Anthony Cantu at the Walls Unit in Huntsville, Texas. The State of Texas prosecuted Cantu and his four fellow gang members simultaneously but in separate trials. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. HUNTSVILLE, Texas (CBS/AP/KHOU) Tonight, Peter Anthony Cantu will be executed for two of the most notorious deaths in Houston history, the 1993 rapes and murders of 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena and. TDCJ refused to permit Kahan to witness the execution. Carol got started in journalism while teaching English in Poland during martial law. This is the location that Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena were raped and murdered by a gang in 1993. imgur 34 1 31 Related Topics Houston Harris County Texas United States of America North America Place 31 comments Best Add a Comment a-sex-pack 8 yr. ago What a sad day that was. Family members linked to this person will appear here. >> [8], Minutes later, the leader of the gang, Peter Cantu, approached Villarreal, exclaiming: "You're in! Like 4 of us climbed a tree. FILE Randy Ertman, father of Jennifer Ertman, salutes Judge Mike Anderson in the 262nd Criminal District Court in 2003 after Anderson set the execution date for Raul Villarreal. Randy Ertman, whose daughter and a friend were raped and killed by gang members, has died of lung cancer. Medellin, now 33, was one of six teenagers arrested and charged with the gang rape and murders of Elizabeth Pena, 16, and Jennifer Ertman, 14. A tip led authorities to the bodies. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Cameras caught Cantu cuffed and escorted by two officers still trying to kick news photographers. I hope his life is, was and remains a misery. 74 0 obj / CBS News. >> No mercy for the bastard. The Ertmans were ecstatic at the birth of their child because they were not sure if they would ever be able to conceive, since Sandra was on the wrong side of thirty-five. 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May the souls of these poor girls rest in peace in Gods loving arms, and may the monsters who did this be subject to the most vicious and painful torture that hell has to offer. Anderson, a Houston Police Department officer who worked on the murder case, described the murder as "part of the impetus for the antigang programs in Houston." The graves of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena are about 200 yards apart in Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery. One of the boys boasted of having 'virgin blood' on him. He was the ringleader in a crime that struck a raw nerve for its sheer brutality: the repeated gang rape, torture and murder of 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman and 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena in 1993. Guns, cops, all that shit. They also knew they would have to pass a sexually-oriented business on that route and so decided to take a well-known shortcut down a railroad track and through a city park to Elizabeth's neighborhood. I refuse to vote for another RINO, we should not be feared into voting for these one world types who could care less about America, our sovereignty and the constitution. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. xref As he lay writhing and moaning on the ground after being temporarily knocked unconscious, the gang members conferred privately to discuss whether to accept Villarreal as a member. No one came to witness on Cantu's behalf when he received his lethal injection. Outside the girls' school, Waltrip High, death penalty opponents were calling for a halt to all executions in Texas. He told Venancio Medelln to stay behind because he was too little to watch. The other gang members forced the girls into a wooded area. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Medelln said in a sworn statement that he learned that the Mexican consulate could assist him in 1997. Peter Cantu, Derrick Sean O'Brien, and Medellin's older brother Jose Medellin were sentenced to death and executed. 0000000809 00000 n Cantu, O'Brien, and Jos Medelln were later implicated in the January 4, 1993, murder of 27-year-old Patricia Lopez.
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