Ivan Cantu

Ivan Cantu
Mugshot of Cantu
Born(1973-06-14)June 14, 1973
Dallas County, Texas, US
DiedFebruary 28, 2024(2024-02-28) (aged 50)
Huntsville Unit, Texas, US
Criminal status
Executed by lethal injection
Convictions2001
Capital murder (two counts)
Criminal penalty
Death
Details
VictimsJames Edwin Mosqueda, 27
Amy Michelle Kitchen, 22
DateNovember 4, 2000
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocationNorth Dallas

Ivan Abner Cantu (June 14, 1973 – February 28, 2024) was an American man from Texas convicted of the double murder of his cousin, James Mosqueda, and Mosqueda's girlfriend, Amy Kitchen. The shooting occurred at the Mosqeuda's home on November 4, 2000, in north Dallas. Cantu was found guilty by a Collin County jury on October 16, 2001. The evidence that was used in his conviction was later deemed to be questionable by his supporters, who claimed that one of the two key prosecution witnesses admitted to lying. His case was championed by the anti-capital punishment campaigner Sister Helen Prejean, and in a podcast by legal campaigner Matt Duff.[1]

Cantu maintained his innocence until his execution at the Huntsville Unit on February 28, 2024.

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References

  1. ↑ Pitcher, Michelle (7 March 2024). "Podcasting's New Poirot: Broadcasting the Case of the Late Ivan Cantu". www.texasobserver.org. Texas Observer. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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