/Root 73 0 R I imagine these sick fucks were all quite proud to share the details. FED. As a general rule, immediate family members, grandparents, and other close family members can request and will be transferred management of the memorial. English Im sure they fed off each others violence. They were two teenage girls from Texas who disappeared during one night after attending a. He said he was told repeatedly by Peter Cantu to "get some". Jenny was strangled with the belt of Sean O'Brien, with two murderers pulling, one on each side, until the belt broke. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. The death of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena led to a significant changes in victim's rights. 0000007142 00000 n Leaving the crime scene, Peter Cantu handed Venancio Medelln a Goofy wristwatch taken from Ertman's body, saying, "Take this, I don't want it.". "We're looking forward to Peter Cantu being executed so he can never murder or hurt anybody again," he said. Are insane ticket costs pricing Astros fans out of Opening Day? Court appeals to delay the punishment appeared exhausted. He then elaborated that he had raped both girls. His war on terror is a sham - if he was so concerned about terrorists why does he allow American citizens to be murdered by Mexican terrorists on own soil. The graves of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena are about 200 yards apart in Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery. Corey Mitchell's book "Pure Murder," which details the story of the killings, was released in 2008 and became a best seller. / CBS News. The medical examiner corroborated that the cause of death was strangulation. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. 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. 1 of 3 Jennifer Ertman, left, and Elizabeth Pea both attended Waltrip High School. It is stories like this that make me think this country is going to explode in a paroxysm of rage - pure rage. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1907733/posts, Death Penalty Case Puts Bush and Texas at Odds Over Mexicans Fate Randy Ertman, father of slain teen, has died, Ex-gang leader executed for '93 deaths of 2 Houston girls, Supreme Court to hear Houston death row case. 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. Most of the soft tissue on Jennifer Ertman's head and the external portion of her vagina was eaten by maggots, indicating that there was trauma, hemorrhaging and bleeding. Money can't stop gangs. Year should not be greater than current year. Ertman and Pea passed the gang and one member, Jos Medelln, attempted to grope and pinch one of Pea's breasts. "I'd like to have heard, the last 17 years, someone say 'I love you, dad.' Whenever I see a post about it online, I always get this wave of negative emotions dumped over me. >> Failed to delete memorial. In August 2008, Ertman again climbed the steps to the red-bricked Jester, both busy streets. Sadly, they never made it.. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. In June of 1993, the two girls stumbled across a gang initiation on White Oak Bayou. The lethal injection was performed at 6:09 p.m. By 6:17 p.m. Cantu was pronounced dead. Instead of remorse there was violence from Cantu. / jennifer ertman autopsy photos. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Meet the Astros prospect tearing up Spring Training, Texas tornados destroy homes, leave 300,000 without power, Proposed Texas bill would offer 12 weeks of paid family leave, Heres how you can watch 'Daisy Jones and the Six', Texas Republican wants to ban access to abortion websites, Dallas Morning News reporter calls mayor 'bruh,' gets fired. Ertman will stand a few feet away, watching again through the window. The case was also notable in that the state of Texas rejected attempts by the International Court of Justice to halt the executions of several of the perpetrators. A major precedent was set at the end of his trial, when state District Judge Bill Harmon allowed Ertman to address the convicted murderer. Five others were convicted of capital murder in the case. startxref Huntsville Unit prison. O'Brien was videotaped smiling at the scene of the crime. 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. Christina Almaraz was a childhood friend of both Ertman and Pena. Jester Park in northwest Houston. In July, the World Court ordered a stay of Medelln's execution. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7051821/jennifer-lee-ertman. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murders of wife and son, Biden had cancerous skin lesion removed last month, doctor says, White supremacist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes kicked out of CPAC, Tom Sizemore, actor known for "Saving Private Ryan" and "Heat," dies at 61, Biden team readies new advisory panel ahead of expected reelection bid, At least 10 dead after winter storm slams South, Midwest, House Democrats unhappy with White House handling of D.C.'s new criminal code. While were at it maybe some pads for Jorge Sr. for his meets with Bubba. This location was approximately one mile from Pea's home. I wonder if any of these men would have done something like this if they were alone. Shortly thereafter, he held a beer aloft, proclaiming things were to be great. his arms, also apologized. O'Brien was videotaped smiling at the scene of the crime. For the next hour or so, these beautiful, innocent young girls were subjected to the most brutal gang rapes that most of the investigating officers had ever encountered. >> on. Courtesy photos Show More Show Less 2 of 3 Peter Anthony Cantu, shown at his 1994 trial, was the one who called . 0000005484 00000 n HUNTSVILLE, Texas (CBS/KHOU) Murderer Peter Anthony Cantu was executed by the state of Texas Tuesday evening. C.E. Both had observed Pea and Ertmans' abduction, initial assault, and screams for help. I was 15. It worked. [36] Governor Perry rejected calls from Mexico and Washington, DC, to delay the execution, citing the torture, rape, and strangulation of two teenaged girls in Houston 15 years ago as just cause for the death penalty. The girls' families came to witness the execution and were met by supporters and applause when they walked out of the Walls Unit. Notice: This memorial is being managed in abeyance until a proper manager requests control of the memorial. What a horrible crime. connor walsh death; king eurystheus physical appearance; jennifer ertman autopsy photos. Jennifer Ertman, left, and Elizabeth Pea both attended Waltrip High School. /Type /Catalog Death penalty opponents protested the impending execution. 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." Turner: TEA is giving Houston ISD two optionsclose school or be taken over, Who is Justin Dirden? On a June night, the two girls were hoping to beat an 11:30 p.m. curfew by taking a shortcut home to Pena's northwest Houston neighborhood. Try again later. I ain't ever gonna hear that again, that hurts," said Randy Ertman, the victim's father. 0000003012 00000 n 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. June 25, 1994: Family and friends of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena gather at T.C. Although only one of the brothers had fought Villarreal, both had left the initiation ceremony minutes before both girls were abducted. Ertman and Pea decided to take a 10-minute shortcut to Pea's residence in Oak Forest by following the railroad tracks and then passing through T.C. As Ertman was murdered, Pea was forced to watch her friend's death as other gang members held a ligature around her own neck. Medelln said in a sworn statement that he learned that the Mexican consulate could assist him in 1997. Verify and try again. 0 cemeteries found in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Turns out the friend I was with was a serial rapist. She screamed. The State of Texas charged Cantu with the capital murder of Jennifer Ertman during a kidnapping, robbery, or aggravated sexual assault. They had spent the evening drinking beer and then "jumping in" Raul. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Jennifer Ertman (7051821)? [34] In 2004, the International Court of Justice responded to a lawsuit filed by Mexico against the United States; the court ordered hearings to be held for inmates, including Medelln, who were denied consular rights. Governor Rick Perry argued that Texas is not bound to World Court rulings. It was traced to the home of the brother of one of the men later sentenced to death for these murders. << [5] Following Cantu's initial instruction, Villarreal first shouted, "Get on your knees, bitch!" Police said the Waltrip High School students were. I went to school with them. These scum deserve to be treated as they treated those young girls. 0000008539 00000 n Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. /Filter /FlateDecode The girls were raped and murdered by the gang members in a field near T.C. Medellin was 14 at the time of the killings and has served 27 years of his 40-year sentence, the maximum punishment allowed for a juvenile. I think about this case a lot, usually at random times it'll pop back into my head without warning. August 18, 2010 / 12:40 PM >> There was an error deleting this problem. They were kicked, teeth knocked out and hair pulled out and ribs broken. Derrick O'Brien was the first to be executed, on July 11, 2006. GREAT NEWS! [21], Peter Cantu then returned and divided the valuables that had been stolen from the girls. Both then completed the act by strangling the girl with a shoelace in Pea's presence. Their deaths resulted in an outpouring of grief in the local community and spurred changes in criminal legislation in the state of Texas, which enabled the families of crime victims to speak to the defendant at trial and witness the execution of said defendant. Villarreal was convicted of murder in 1994 for his involvement in the rape and murder of Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16, in 1993 during a gang initiation. /T 62444 I can only hope that Pres. 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 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. HOUCHRON CAPTION (06/28/1998): Randy and Sandy Ertman have found a certain measure of peace since moving to their country home in Lyons. Did one of the culprits confess with that much detail? Elizabeth was also strangled with her shoelaces, after crying and begging the gang members not to kill them; bargaining, offering to give them her phone number so they could get together again. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. A tip led authorities to the bodies. The murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, occurred on June 24, 1993. 0000011007 00000 n 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. They also told police that both girls were raped by no less than two men simultaneously at all times. [1], Although the girls were just over one year in age difference, both sets of parents approved of their friendship, with Pea's father viewing Ertmana modest girl who had only recently begun experimenting with makeupas a "positive influence" on his daughter, later recollecting that, shortly after the two became friends at Waltrip High School, Pea "just straightened up her act" following a brief streak of teenage rebellion in his daughter before her 1992 enrollment at the school. Villarreal was convicted of murder in 1994 for his involvement in the rape and murder of Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16, in 1993 during a gang initiation. Medelln reported that he had killed a girl, and noted that he would have found it easier with a gun. She felt sorry for the families and wanted them to be able to put their daughters' bodies to rest. They were friends who attended the same high school in Houston, Texas, Waltrip High School. After the trial of Peter Cantu, Judge Bill Harmon allowed the family members to address the convicted. Where [are] you going?" << Thanks for listening. /S 280 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. 0000006863 00000 n The 61-year-old died Monday, said Andy Kahan, a Houston crime victims advocate. When the Supreme Court of the United States banned the executions of people who committed crimes while they were below 18 years of age, the sentences of Prez and Villarreal were automatically commuted to life in prison. Ertman was catapulted into his advocacy role by the June 24, 1993, murders of his 14-year-old daughter, Jennifer, and her 16-year-old friend, Elizabeth Pena. 06/23/1998 - Randy Ertman and Sandy Ertman, whose daughter Jennifer Ertman was murdered. How sick My heart is broken. window at Ertman and other relatives of the girls and called his /O 74 It's a saying you hear time and time again yet, time and time again, parents are made to bury their young children. 8 years. He was frustrated that he had been the one who was unable to fight Raul. They knew they would be late if they took the normal path home, down W. 34th Street to T.C. When the police questioned 'Gonzalez', he said that he had made the original call at his 16 year-old wife's urging. This browser does not support getting your location. I hope his life is, was and remains a misery. Another change that resulted from the Ertman-Pena case was the decision to allow victims' relatives to witness executions. I believe only non violent offenders are capable of and deserving of rehabilitation. way, but if they want to make the death penalty a deterrent, up in be a deterrent.". She and her friend Elizabeth were students at Waltrip High School in Houston. Three others have long prison terms. Four days after the murders, the girls' bodies were found in the park during hot weather conditions. Elizabeth Christine Pea (June 21, 1977 June 24, 1993) and Jennifer Lee Ertman (August 15, 1978 June 24, 1993) were close friends who both attended Waltrip High School. At approximately 8 p.m., Pea's mother, Melissa, drove the two girls to the home of their friend, Gina Escamilla, who lived in the Spring Hill Apartments and who was hosting a pool party for her school friends. This is one that truly, truly haunts me. /H [ 931 256 ] TDCJ refused to permit Kahan to witness the execution. The community says a prayer at the memorial site for Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? I dont knowLaura Ingraham is talking aboutI think I first heard about it the other day from her. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. of Criminal Justice), Colombia wants to deport "cocaine hippos" to stop them from multiplying, Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murders of wife and son, How a tragic boating crash is connected to the family of Alex Murdaugh, August 17, 2010 - Peter Anthony Cantu Execution: Mastermind of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena Murders to Die. She was thrown to the ground by gang members Peter Cantu and Derrick Sean O'Brien. Peter Anthony Cantu was executed for the brutal murders of Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16. 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. Five of the gang members proceeded to repeatedly rape both girls for in excess of an hour. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Six teenagers repeatedly raped, assaulted, then beat the girls to death, beyond recognition. At sentencing, the offenders were remanded to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) system. It worked. 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 << He then apologized to his family before being executed by lethal injection. 3) Your have handed the Presidency to Hillary Clinton. /Type /Page 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. 0000009909 00000 n Randy commandeered the news van and went to the scene that was now bustling with police activity. Jester Park. Shoelaces were used to strangle Pena. After the belt broke, the killers used her own shoelaces to finish their job. Since joining the Houston Chronicle staff in 1998, she has covered various beats, including criminal courts and transportation. The families filed missing persons reports with the Houston Police Department and continued to look for the girls on their own. 0000000017 00000 n June 25, 1994: Family and friends of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena gather at T.C. Corey Mitchell's book "Pure Murder," which details the story of the killings, was released in 2008 and became a best seller. We love them and miss them," Adolph Pena said. Derrick O'Brien, belted to a gurney, looked through the death chamber /Length 1385 But if something like this cant spark it, what can? [3], When the pair realized they were going to be late returning home, they decided to leave the party to conform to the curfew both had promised their parents. 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.
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