Texas executes man convicted in 2001 despite efforts, including from Kim Kardashian and Martin Sheen, to stop it
The state of Texas executed Ivan Abner Cantu, a 50-year-old Dallas native convicted of killing his cousin and his cousin's fiancée. Cantu maintained his innocence for decades. Advocates argued that prosecutorial and defense misconduct, the discovery of physical evidence and a witness's admission to lying during the trial should have been enough to pause the execution.
The state of Texas executed Ivan Abner Cantu, a 50-year-old Dallas native convicted of killing his cousin and his cousin's fiancée. Cantu maintained his innocence for decades. Advocates argued that prosecutorial and defense misconduct, the discovery of physical evidence and a witness's admission to lying during the trial should have been enough to pause the execution.
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