"Texas Executes Ivan Cantu, Despite Insistence of Innocence in Double Murder Case"

Texas executed Ivan Cantu, who maintained his innocence in the 2000 double murder of his cousin and his cousin’s fiancée, despite his claims and efforts by his advocates to halt the execution. Cantu was put to death by lethal injection after courts declined to intervene, and his plea for clemency was denied. His supporters, including his mother and anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean, continued to assert his innocence and called for a reprieve, citing concerns over the evidence and the fairness of his trial.