Court appeals to delay the punishment appeared exhausted. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. The murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena have had an impact on victim's rights in Texas still felt 25 years after their deaths. at the time, got a 40-year sentence. Medelln gave both written and taped confessions. He was sentenced under juvenile guidelines because he was 14 at the time of the crime. Family members are now allowed to address the convicted, and victims' families now have the choice and right to view the execution of their perpetrators. "He has matured remarkably," said Robin Norris, his appeals lawyer. Medellin's brother, Jose, was put to death in 2008. Derrick O'Brien was the first to be executed, on July 11, 2006. It was the same spot where, in 1993, 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman and 16-year-old Elizabeth Pea were raped, tortured and killed when they stumbled upon a late-night gang initiation. She then attempted to flee. /Contents [ 75 0 R ] Include gps location with grave photos where possible. In response to accusations from anti-death penalty advocates that the death penalty is a cruel and unusual form of punishment, Pea's father later remarked O'Brien's death had occurred peacefully, "in twenty seconds", adding: "I wish to God that my daughter could have died that easily. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Jennifer Ertman (7051821)? When he finally faced death, Cantu made no apology and had no statement. Ertman's daughter Jennifer, 14, and her friend, 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena, were attacked June 24, 1993, by. On death row, Cantu, now 35, was classified among the best-behaving inmates. "He was a kid you remembered," one former teacher said. Jester Park. MORE ON CRIMESIDERAugust 17, 2010 - Peter Anthony Cantu Execution: Mastermind of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena Murders to Die, First published on August 18, 2010 / 12:40 PM. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. [47] Medellin is scheduled to be released in 2034. She'd been raped and eviscerated. The architect of their deaths will pay with his own life Tuesday evening. Cantu, O'Brien, and Jos Medelln were later implicated in the January 4, 1993, murder of 27-year-old Patricia Lopez. << Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. The 2008 execution of one of the perpetrators, Jos Medelln . 0000001544 00000 n Ertman will stand a few feet away, watching again through the window. This suggested a lurking evil, omnipresent and inchoate. Cantu's mother, sometimes absent, appeared unconcerned when school officials or authorities showed up to discuss his behavior. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Jennifer's father helps makes strides for victims' rights after his daughter's death. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Both girls were strangled to death. /Filter /FlateDecode Death penalty opponents protested the impending execution. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. /E 11282 The person not sentenced to death, 14 AN ORGY OF VIOLENCE At first, the teenage boys grabbed Elizabeth, while Jennifer escaped. /Prev 62433 An Orgy Of Violence At first, the teenage boys grabbed Elizabeth, while . The execution of Peter Anthony Cantu in Huntsville will all but end the legal odyssey that began with the arrest of six young men ratted out by a disgusted relative. In response, Medelln stated: "No, baby! Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Both had observed Pea and Ertmans' abduction, initial assault, and screams for help. Notice: This memorial is being managed in abeyance until a proper manager requests control of the memorial. He will be the third of the attackers to be put to death, following Derrick O'Brien and Jose Medellin. In June of 1993, the two girls stumbled across a gang initiation on White Oak Bayou. Cantu, Jos Medelln, and Prez then strangled Pea to death with shoelaces. They probably would be married women now. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? /CS1 [ /Pattern /DeviceGray ] /CS2 [ /Pattern /DeviceRGB ] >> /Font << /F9 As a general rule, immediate family members, grandparents, and other close family members can request and will be transferred management of the memorial. On Friday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles refused his clemency petition. Cantu has been on death row longer than his victims were alive. Medelln reported that he had killed a girl, and noted that he would have found it easier with a gun. Corey Mitchell's book "Pure Murder," which details the story of the killings of Elizabeth Pena and Jennifer Ertman, was released in 2008 and became a best seller.Notice: This memorial is being managed in abeyance until a proper manager requests control of the memorial. The Ertmans and Penas also witnessed the executions of three of their daughters' killers. If you're planning on using the METRO to helo you get to and from the Houston Rodeo, here's everything you need to plan out your ride! You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Kahan, who had become close to the families, said Ertman's bellicose rebuke was an inevitable culmination of eight exhausting months and five trials filled with gruesome details of his daughter's death. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Jennifer Lee Ertman I found on Findagrave.com. When the teacher told Cantu the trouble he would get into for such a thing, he said he didn't care. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Then again, no one has forgotten much of anything about those murders. when they committed their crimes. 0000004381 00000 n Ertman tried to help. She was thrown to the ground by gang members Peter Cantu and Derrick Sean O'Brien. /Parent 64 0 R The rapes and murders of Jennifer Lee Ertman and Elizabeth Christine Pea, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on June 24, 1993. Instead they are forever 14 and 16, a pair of innocents who slipped into the darkness of Houston's near north side one summer night and re-emerged in bright sunlight on a funeral home gurney targets of a crime so incomprehensible that it was, in the words of one of the lawyers later involved, burned into the collective consciousness of the city. Even the police were stunned. Thanks for your help! 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. The prosecutors said that Medelln never told authorities that he was a Mexican citizen. On June 24, 1993, Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea attended a pool party hosted by their friend, Gina Escamilla. At first, Pea desperately attempted to appease her abusers as she wept, offering her phone number so they could "get together". "Anytime girls came down the street, they'd come out and hoot and holler at them and make vulgar remarks to them," a former neighbor said the day after his arrest. "He should have been hung outside the courthouse," Ertman said in an Both girls were strangled to death. A system error has occurred. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. 1894 shipwreck found in Lake Huron, confirming "powerful, tragic story", Garland to face Congress amid ongoing special counsel investigations, FBI chief says agency feels pandemic likely started with Chinese lab leak. Failed to delete memorial. Two of them will come up for parole in 2028. Peter Anthony Cantu, Jos Ernesto Medelln, Derrick Sean O'Brien, Efrain Prez, and Raul Omar Villarreal received death sentences. All Rights Reserved. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Two of Cantu's companions in the gang they dubbed the Black and White preceded him to the death chamber. Try again. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- T.C. The graves of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena are about 200 yards apart in Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery. /O 74 In response to accusations from anti-death penalty advocates that capital punishment is a cruel and unusual form of punishment, Pea's father later remarked O'Brien's death had occurred peacefully, "in twenty seconds", adding: "I wish to God that my daughter could have died that easily. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. 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. a, perhaps with children of their own. endobj [29] Although none of them were charged (Cantu had already been sentenced to death), Patricia's murder was mentioned in the sentencing phases of O'Brien and Medelln. He received a 40-year prison sentence, the maximum for a juvenile, for the sexual assault of Jennifer Ertman. to Ertman. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. She then attempted to flee. The graves of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena are about 200 yards apart in Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery. Elizabeth Pena's body was similarly . << . The murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, occurred on June 24, 1993.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.. 0 cemeteries found in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Try again later. There is a problem with your email/password. Evidence showed Cantu kicked one of the girls in the face with his steel-toed boot. For the families, it is a fight they will take beyond the grave. "I miss them and I love them, and they'll never be forgotten and I'll try to keep their memories alive as best as I can," friend Christina Almarez said. Look at me good!". Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. As Ertman was murdered, Pea was forced to watch her friend's death as other gang members held a ligature around her own neck. "Look at me. "Life without parole is a better alternative, both for society and better from the viewpoint of punishing the individuals," said Scott Cobb of the Texas Moratorium Network. Three were executed, and the rest are still in prison. They probably would be married women now, Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, perhaps with children of their own. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Home / Uncategorized / murders of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena jose medellin WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether one of the six killers of Houston teenagers Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea should escape execution because he was . Six gang members were sentenced. ", New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Scan this QR code to download the app now. %PDF-1.3 Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Minutes before Pea and Ertman encountered these gang members, two other gang members, twins Frank and Ramon Sandoval had participated in Villarreal's initiation ceremony. [5], Jos Medelln was executed at 9:57p.m. on August 5, 2008, after his last-minute appeals were rejected by the Supreme Court. 0000007142 00000 n You're welcome to hang with us anytime!" You're the worst thing I've ever seen. In August 2008, Ertman again climbed the steps to the red-bricked English Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. The families of both Ertman and Pea strongly favored the execution(s). No one came to witness on Cantu's behalf when he received his lethal injection. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. Try again later. When the police followed this suggestion, they found the badly decaying bodies of Jenny and Elizabeth. Mexican-born Jose Medellin, 33, with needles in Two Innocent Teens The crime was unspeakable. Blame the Federal Reserve. [38], Seventeen years after the crimes, Peter Anthony Cantu was executed on August 17, 2010. Venancio Medelln, the brother of Jos Medelln, was 14 at the time of the murder, the same age as Jennifer Ertman. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? They were both abducted and murdered. Sadly, they never made it. C.E. Peter Cantu then returned, and divided valuables that had been stolen from the girls. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). . After the gang left, Christina Cantu convinced Joe Cantu to report the crime to the police. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. /Type /Catalog "It's a little late," Ertman said. The Ertmans and Penas are videotaping their protest for the parole board, in case they are not here in 18 years to protest in person. "We're looking forward to Peter Cantu being executed so he can never murder or hurt anybody again," he said. /Length 166 [33], Medelln's impending execution became an international controversy since the state did not hold a hearing about whether the inability of Medelln to meet with Mexican consular officials harmed his defense. Seven minutes later, O'Brien was dead. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Kahan assisted the girl's parents in changing state policy to allow relatives of victims to witness executions. HUNTSVILLE, Texas --The State of Texas executed Peter Cantu Tuesday evening for the brutal murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena. Jennifer's father made the drive here four years ago for the first execution. Please enter your email and password to sign in. >> There was an error deleting this problem. The architect of their deaths will pay with his own life Tuesday evening. For justice for my little girl," Elizabeth's father, Adolph Pena, said. 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. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. "Hopefully they'll find some peace. Make sure that the file is a photo. He also worked with former State District Judge Bill Harmon, who presided over the trial, to allow Randy Ertman to address Cantu immediately before sentence was pronounced.Victim impact statements, now commonplace, were all but unheard-of until Ertman was given leave to speak to Cantu in open court. Medelln reported that he had killed a girl and noted that he would have found it easier with a gun. 88 0 obj Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? [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. The parents of the murder victims successfully advocated for the State of Texas allowing relatives of victims to have permission to witness executions. Corey Mitchell's book "Pure Murder," which details the story of the killings, was released in 2008 and became a best seller. Jester Park looks much the same as it did 25 years ago, but there's an addition of two park benches in honor of two friends who died here in 1993. Seventeen years after the crimes, Peter Anthony Cantu was executed on August 17, 2010. Shoelaces were used to strangle Pena. Jennifer Ertman's dad, Randy Ertman, was about to give an interview . Elizabeth Christine Pena and Jennifer Ertman were friends who went to Waltrip High School in Houston. In response, Cantu tackled and repeatedly kicked the girl in her face and body, dislodging three teeth and fracturing several ribs. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Their photos are familiar now, attached to countless news reports since then: the same two pictures, teen girls who despite the makeup were girls still. Verify and try again. Jobs were back and property was rising in value. Try again later. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Three officers shot, standoff follows in Kansas City, Mo., police say, Vanessa Bryant, family settles claims over Kobe crash site photos for $28.5M, Peter Anthony Cantu (AP Photo/Dept. The girls were raped and murdered by the gang members in a field near T.C. And Cantu's brother, upset at the gang's gloating about having fun with the girls, called police. Venancio Medellin was part of a group that ambushed Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16, as they were walking near TC Jester on June 24, 1993. . 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