Texas inmate facing execution for 2000 fatal shootings of his cousin and man’s girlfriend

Published February 28, 2024 3:42 PM

By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK
Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate who claims his conviction more than 20 years ago was based on false testimony and questionable evidence is facing execution for fatally shooting two people, including his cousin. Ivan Cantu was scheduled to receive a lethal injection Wednesday evening at the Texas state penitentiary in Huntsville. The 50-year-old inmate was condemned for the November 2000 deaths of his cousin, James Mosqueda, and his cousin’s girlfriend, Amy Kitchen. Prosecutors have said Cantu killed Mosqueda, who dealt illegal drugs, and Kitchen as he tried to steal drugs and cash from his cousin’s north Dallas home. Cantu claims a rival drug dealer was responsible.

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