Texas inmate executed after being convicted of double murder in 2001, insisted he was innocent
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Texas inmate Ivan Cantu, 50, became the first 2024 execution in Texas on Wednesday, while disputing his 2001 double murder conviction and maintaining his innocence.
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In 2001, Cantu was convicted for the murders of his 27-year-old cousin, James Mosqueda, and Mosqueda's girlfriend, Amy Kitchen, 22. The couple was found shot dead in November 2000.
The Associated Press reported Cantu maintained his innocence in his final words Wednesday as relatives of Kitchen looked on: "I want you to know that I never killed James and Amy," he said. "And if I did, if I knew who did, you would've been the first to know any information."
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