Texas Inmate Facing Execution for 2000 Fatal Shooting Says New Evidence Points to His Innocence

Published on February 28, 2024

HOUSTON—A Texas inmate who has long said he’s innocent and claims that his conviction more than 20 years ago was based on false testimony and questionable evidence faces execution Wednesday for fatally shooting two people, including his cousin. Ivan Cantu was condemned for the killing of his cousin, James Mosqueda, 27, and his cousin’s girlfriend, Amy Kitchen, 22, during a November 2000 robbery at their north Dallas home. His execution by lethal injection is set to take place at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. Prosecutors have said Mr. Cantu, 50, killed Mosqueda, who dealt illegal drugs, and Kitchen as he tried to steal cocaine, marijuana, and cash from his cousin’s home. Convicted in 2001, Mr. Cantu has claimed a rival drug dealer killed his cousin over a dispute about money....

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