Ivan Cantu

Ivan Cantu was convicted of Capital Murder in Texas in 2000. After serving over 20 years on death row, his execution date looms. But after a thorough review of his case, in which the state's star witness has been found to have committed purgery, is it certain that Ivan committed these crimes? Did the detectives and prosecution key into a single man and decide his guilt? Why were so many incorrect details given in the case and could Ivan really be inncocent? If there is reasonable doubt, why isn't Texas doing anything about it, rather than denying him the right to a new trial. Instead his execution date creeps closer and it seems, the state may be committing murder in their own right.

Sources:

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/09/21/confronting-the-truth-about-my-friend-on-death-row

https://deathpenaltyaction.org/cases/cantu/

https://apnews.com/article/texas-execution-innocent-cantu-7bd0428e55bace602cb325d526317a0c

https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cantu-ivan-abner.htm

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2023/08/23/460369/texas-court-rejects-the-appeal-of-death-row-inmate-ivan-cantu/

https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/ivan-cantu-tx-death-row-18332117.php

https://tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/cantuivan.html

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/04/i-know-date-my-husband-will-die