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There are no volunteers for this cemetery. startxref Sources: Pure Murder by Corey Mitchell Venancio Medellin was spared from a death sentence because of his age when he helped five other gang members rape, strangle and stomp Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea to death on a hot summer night in Houston in 1993, but he should spend every day of the rest of his sentence locked up for everyones sake, Ogg said. [40], Cantu, Medelln, and O'Brien are buried at Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery. He received a 40-year prison sentence, the maximum for a juvenile, for the sexual assault of Jennifer Ertman. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. They were kicked, teeth knocked out and hair pulled out and ribs broken. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? A red nylon belt, with an attacker tugging at each end, was pulled so tightly around Ertman's neck the belt snapped. Copyright 2023 KTRK-TV. Randy Ertman's fiery red hair is gray, and now Cantu is dead. Put a needle in her arm and just go to sleep. He then apologized to his own family before he was executed by lethal injection. 0000011007 00000 n O'Brien (the only non-Hispanic, Black person in the gang) and Villarreal strangled Ertman with O'Brien's red nylon belt before breaking the belt. to Ertman. The deaths of teenagers Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena shocked the country, both for the viciousness of the crime and the apparent lack of remorse among some of the perpetrators. "No one who was there will forget it," Kahan said. trailer In what police later would describe as a sadistic frenzy, the girls were gang-raped for more than an hour. They were forced to perform oral sex. /Contents [ 75 0 R ] He then apologized to his family before being executed by lethal injection. 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. /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 791 ] This prompted Medelln to say the gang "had fun" and that details would appear on the news. "He should have been hung outside the courthouse," Ertman said in an [21], Peter Cantu then returned and divided the valuables that had been stolen from the girls. of Criminal Justice), How Alaska became one of fentanyl's deadliest frontiers, Pennsylvania police seized gloves, flashlight from home of Idaho murders suspect, Where things stand in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. They probably would be married women now, Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, perhaps with children of their own. The girls were grabbed, repeatedly raped, then strangled, beaten and stomped beyond recognition. First published on August 17, 2010 / 5:39 PM. All those believed responsible were ultimately arrested. Huntsville Unit prison. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7053887/elizabeth-christine-pe%C3%B1a. He had fought or bullied other students, assaulted a teacher, threatened another youth with a knife in a parking lot after deliberately provoking a confrontation. [n 2] According to trial testimony, both Pea and Ertman repeatedly glanced in the direction of one another several times throughout their ordeal in likely gestures of concern and despair. stream This is a carousel with slides. Add to your scrapbook. She screamed. Try again later. Elizabeth Pena and Jennifer Ertman were friends who went to Waltrip High School in Houston. 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. In that case, a 27-year-old woman was found at a Houston park with her throat cut. >> Instead of remorse there was violence from Cantu. Make sure that the file is a photo. HOUSTON - State officials have denied parole for Venancio Medellin, the youngest of six gang members convicted of the vicious rapes and murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena in 1993. 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. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. The State of Texas, represented by Solicitor General Ted Cruz, challenged Bush's order, and the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that only the Congress of the United States has the right to order hearings to be held. 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. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Two Innocent Teens The crime was unspeakable. Fv 27, 2023 . It was a case that shaped Andy Kahan as the newly-appointed crime victim's advocate for the city. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. . Derrick O'Brien was the first to be executed on July 11, 2006. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses reelection bid, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. Jennifer Latson of the Houston Chronicle said that the deaths of the girls "shook" the Oak Forest neighborhood of Houston "to its foundation. a. 0000009909 00000 n /ID [] 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. 0000007142 00000 n cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. based on information from your browser. There is a problem with your email/password. 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. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. "Assuming everything goes as we hope it goes on Tuesday, that chapter of that book for the Ertmans and Pe as will be forever done," said Andy Kahan, the former head of the Mayor's Crime Victims office, who now holds a similar position with the Houston Police Department. In June 1993, Houston was busy reveling in the boom after the bust. Neither attempted to prevent the assaults or to inform the police. Blame the Federal Reserve. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Failed to remove flower. << Medelln gave both written and taped confessions. One member, Jos Medelln, attempted to grope and pinch one of Pea's breasts. 0000001544 00000 n /Type /Page He is now 41 and has served 27 years of his 40-year sentence. 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. This account has been disabled. Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16, were raped, tortured and murdered by gang members while walking near TC Jester on June 24, 1993. . She was then forced to remove her underwear. This browser does not support getting your location. The Texas parole board denied parole on several occasions to Venancio Medellin, most recently in 2020. C.E. Hell, no.". All those believed responsible were ultimately arrested. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. 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. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Kahan assisted the girl's parents in changing state policy to allow relatives of victims to witness executions. The families of both Ertman and Pea strongly favored the execution(s). If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. In: Mangino, Matthew T. This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 03:48. Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena Murder. Ertman rejected an invitation from Cantu's lawyer to come to his office and read a letter of apology from Cantu. "It's very, very rare that you can refer to a case by the victims' families and people will know what you're talking about," he said. She then attempted to flee. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. FROM 2018: How brutal killings of 2 Houston teens changed Texas justice. One night the words turned into acts. In July, the World Court ordered a stay of Medelln's execution. "I told him to stick it. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. [23] Both bodies had significantly decomposed, and dental records were used for identification. Put a needle in her arm and just go to sleep. He then elaborated that he had raped both girls. Due to the state of decomposition, she could not tell what was used to strangle Jennifer Ertman, but the evidence was consistent with a belt or hands being used. Serious crime was still a problem, but the overall trends looked good. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. Oops, we were unable to send the email. 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. Five of the gang members proceeded to repeatedly rape both girls for in excess of an hour. 0000006863 00000 n [39] The lethal injection was performed at 6:09p.m., and at 6:17p.m., Cantu was officially pronounced dead. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Elizabeth Christine Pea I found on Findagrave.com. 75 0 obj "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. Fugitive in $18 million COVID fraud scheme extradited to U.S. August 17, 2010 - Peter Anthony Cantu Execution: Mastermind of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena Murders to Die. The two were best friends and had a beautiful, long life ahead of them. Blame the Federal Reserve. All of it - the entire ugly tableau of human destruction - was told as if it had been a TV rerun from a year ago. The girls were raped and murdered by the gang members in a field near T.C. In response, Medelln stated: "No, baby! The day after the murders, Cantu showed up at his job at an oil change shop and acted as if nothing was out of the ordinary, his boss told the Chronicle at the time. "Venancio Medellin was spared from a death sentence because of his age when he helped five other gang members rape, strangle and stomp Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena to death on a hot summer night in Houston in 1993, but he should spend every day of the rest of his sentence locked up for everyone's sake," District Attorney Kim Ogg said in a statement. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. The person not sentenced to death, 14 Please reset your password. Christina Cantu questioned why Villarreal was bleeding, and Prez had a bloody shirt. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Family members are now allowed to address the convicted, and victims' families now have the choice and right to view. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. 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. ", New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Scan this QR code to download the app now. After the gang left, Christina Cantu convinced Joe Cantu to report the crime to the police. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. "He has matured remarkably," said Robin Norris, his appeals lawyer. 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. 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." / CBS News. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Ertman's daughter Jennifer, 14, and her friend, 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena, were attacked June 24, 1993, by. Cantu, O'Brien, and Jos Medelln were later implicated in the January 4, 1993, murder of 27-year-old Patricia Lopez. This account has been disabled. 73 0 obj This is what happened to 14 year old Jennifer Ertman and 16 year old Elizabeth Pea. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. % C.E. way, but if they want to make the death penalty a deterrent, up in Failed to delete memorial. 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. No crime in modern Houston history has resonated like this one, Kahan said. All Rights Reserved. Death penalty opponents protested the impending execution. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. >> Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. when they committed their crimes. [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. Jennifer's father helps makes strides for victims' rights after his daughter's death. Thanks for your help! Weve updated the security on the site. 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 He apparently did as he pleased. 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. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. English The architect of their deaths will pay with his own life Tuesday evening. There was a problem getting your location. Medelln reported that he had killed a girl and noted that he would have found it easier with a gun. The medical examiner corroborated that the cause of death was strangulation. [38], Seventeen years after the crimes, Peter Anthony Cantu was executed on August 17, 2010. /Resources << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] /ColorSpace << The State of Texas, represented by Solicitor General Ted Cruz, challenged Bush's order, and the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that only the Congress of the United States has the right to order hearings to be held. Even the police were stunned. Family and friends gathered at the park this weekend to pay tribute to a pair of lives lost and the impact they had on criminal justice policy. endobj Failed to remove flower. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. You can always change this later in your Account settings. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Both then completed the act by strangling the girl with a shoelace in Pea's presence. . Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. O'Brien (the only non-Hispanic in the gang) and Villarreal then proceeded to strangle Ertman with a red nylon belt before the belt broke. O'Brien was videotaped smiling at the scene of the crime. 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! cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Jennifer Latson of the Houston Chronicle said that the deaths of the girls "shook" the Oak Forest neighborhood of Houston "to its foundation. Mexican-born Jose Medellin, 33, with needles in Governor Rick Perry argued that Texas is not bound to World Court rulings. /E 11282 You have chosen this person to be their own family member. I ain't ever gonna hear that again, that hurts," said Randy Ertman, the victim's father. 0000008539 00000 n Try again later. Year should not be greater than current year. 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 (AP). Six teenagers repeatedly raped, assaulted, then beat the girls to death, beyond recognition. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. stream One of the gang members grabbed Pena. Cantu's mother, sometimes absent, appeared unconcerned when school officials or authorities showed up to discuss his behavior. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. AP. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Corey Mitchell's book "Pure Murder," which details the story of the killings, was released in 2008 and became a best seller. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. /Size 89 At least 29 dead, 85 injured after trains collide in Greece: officials, Driver feedback needed for 3-mile Hardy Toll extension into downtown, Man found dead in middle of Fort Bend County crosswalk, police say. Jester Park. Villarreal then sat alongside the other gang members, relaxing, talking, trading insults and compliments, and drinking beer. Cantu, Jos Medelln, and Prez then strangled Pea to death with shoelaces. [11][n 1], Ertman could've easily run to escape at this point but ran to help her friend. As previously stated, Jennifer Louise Ertman who was born on August 15, 1978, and Elizabeth Christine Pena who was born on June 21, 1977 were both raped and killed on June 24, 1993. [22], Four days after the murders, the girls' bodies were found in the park during hot weather conditions. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. 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 . Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. "He's a guy who fully accepts his responsibility.". Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. 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. To use this feature, use a newer browser. 0000004107 00000 n "This was so senseless. You're welcome to hang with us anytime!" /PageLayout /SinglePage Venancio received a 40-year prison sentence. It was Cantu who asserted Ertman and Pea had to be killed so as not to later bear witness against them. He made a promise to their families. Although only one of the brothers had fought Villarreal, both had left the initiation ceremony minutes before both girls were abducted. ). 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. Where [are] you going?" On the night of June 24, 1993 -. The Ertmans left without saying a word. But after the execution Tuesday things were different. /Pages 63 0 R This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. A tip led authorities to the bodies. We love them and miss them," Adolph Pena said. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. The two were students of Waltrip High School. 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. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Then, on the morning of June 30, the city awoke to learn of events of a few days earlier that defied belief. Thanks for your help! Please try again later. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. a, perhaps with children of their own. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. According to trial testimony, both Pea and Ertman repeatedly glanced in the direction of one another several times throughout their ordeal in likely gestures of concern and despair. Two of them will come up for parole in 2028. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. By the end of Cantu's trial, jurors had been burdened with a load of disturbing details, not just about the crime itself, which prosecutor Donna Goode likened to the work of a "pack of wild dogs," but about the young man who made it happen. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. [7] Prez will become eligible for parole on October 10, 2029, while Villarreal will become eligible for parole on September 20, 2029.[27][28]. If it could show up at such a nondescript moment - teenagers unknown to each other passing in the night - perhaps no one's safety was more than an illusion. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Authorities later linked him and O'Brien to a killing six months before the attack on Ertman and Pena. "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. Outside the girls' school, Waltrip High, death penalty opponents were calling for a halt to all executions in Texas. visiting the murder location of Elizabeth Pena and Jennifer Ertman two houston teenager who were brutally taped and murdered by gang memebers in a jouston ar. [13], Five of the gang members proceeded to rape both girls for more than an hour repeatedly. 0000000931 00000 n Of the six people convicted for the heinous crimes, five were sentenced to death. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. [16], Realizing that the girls would be capable of identifying them, Cantu[17] ordered the members to kill the girls. endstream We have set your language to The families of both Ertman and Pea strongly favored the execution(s). 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. Join us as we discuss this heinous attack. [37] During his lifetime, Randy Ertman advocated strongly against granting parole to Venancio Medelln. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. The gang of attackers had showed up at his house after the killings. ", It also had other ramifications. endobj During the trial, the Ertmans asked to address the court. Learn more about managing a memorial . Realizing that the girls would be capable of identifying them, Peter Cantu, the leader of the gang, ordered the members to kill the girls. 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