This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. [45] Michelle Lyons, a TDCJ official, said that Tropical Storm Edouard would likely not be a factor preventing the execution of Medelln.[46]. Venancio received a 40-year prison sentence. As Ertman was murdered, Pea was forced to watch her friend's death as other gang members held a ligature around her own neck. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. <<
The gang members ran and grabbed Elizabeth and pulled her down the incline, off of the tracks. The case was also notable in that the state of Texas rejected attempts by the International Court of Justice to halt several perpetrators' executions. I wondered that too. Thank you for doing this write up. Elizabeth Pea (left) and Jennifer Ertman (right), Murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Where [are] you going?" 06/23/1998 - Randy Ertman and Sandy Ertman, whose daughter Jennifer Ertman was murdered. 0000001544 00000 n
"He has matured remarkably," said Robin Norris, his appeals lawyer. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. O'Brien was videotaped smiling at the scene of the crime. Randy Ertman's fiery red hair is gray, and now Cantu is dead. 7/11/06--Randy Ertman motions for his wife Sandra after Derrick Sean O'Brien execution Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at the "Walls" Unit in Huntsville, Texas. Jester Park on Saturday for a memorial service for the girls who were slain, The parents of the murder victims successfully advocated for the State of Texas allowing relatives of victims to have permission to witness executions. "[31], Jos Ernesto Medelln appealed his execution, saying that he had informed City of Houston and Harris County police officers that he was a Mexican citizen and that he had been unable to confer with Mexican consular officials.
The Murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena (Warning: Brutal exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. involvement "the worst mistake that I ever made in my whole life." Ertman tried to help.
Parole denied for gang member convicted for 1993 murders of Jennifer For the families, it is a fight they will take beyond the grave. The medical examiner later testified that this is how she could be sure as to the horrible brutality of the rapes, beatings and murders. Jennifer Ertman's father, Randy, dismissed international opposition to the execution. I was in a tree. An angry Randy Ertman stood at the trial and told the killers: "We live for the day you die. According to trial testimony, both Pea and Ertman repeatedly glanced in the direction of one another several times throughout their ordeal in likely gestures of concern and despair. Jester Park.[43]. The right of a defendant to talk with his or her consulate is specified in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations; the United States is a party to the convention, although the U.S. withdrew from compulsory jurisdiction in 1986 to accept the court's jurisdiction only on a case-by-case basis. But after the execution Tuesday things were different. They were last seen by friends about 11:15 at night, when they left a friend's apartment to head home, to beat summer curfew at 11:30. /S 280
Ertman could have easily run to escape at this point, but ran to help her friend. Cantu is the last of three men scheduled to die by lethal injection for the June 1993 murders of 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman and 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena. Notice: This memorial is being managed in abeyance until a proper manager requests control of the memorial. Pea brushed aside Medelln's hand and continued walking. This location was approximately one mile from Pea's home. Whenever I see a post about it online, I always get this wave of negative emotions dumped over me. Two of them will come up for parole in 2028. Peter Cantu then returned, and divided valuables that had been stolen from the girls. I think about this case a lot, usually at random times it'll pop back into my head without warning. I ain't ever gonna hear that again, that hurts," said Randy Ertman, the victim's father. Jennifer Ertmans dad is on Laura Ingraham right nowhour is almost up though. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Jester Park in northwest Houston. She was thrown to the ground by gang members Peter Cantu and Derrick Sean O'Brien. Cantu has been on death row longer than his victims were alive. Four days after the girls disappeared, a person identifying himself as 'Gonzalez' called the Crimestoppers Tips number. His knowledge of the crimes came from the killers themselves, most of whom came to his home after the murders, bragging and swapping the jewelry they had stolen from the girls. "Hopefully they'll find some peace. [47] Medellin is scheduled to be released in 2034. 'Gonzalez' said that his brother was one of the six people involved in killing the girls, and gave police the names of all but one, the new recruit, whom he did not know. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Six teenagers repeatedly raped, assaulted, then beat the girls to death, beyond recognition. Ertman rejected an invitation from Cantu's lawyer to come to his office and read a letter of apology from Cantu. /E 11282
jennifer ertman autopsy photos. Well I better stay speechless because whats going through my head would get me banned. Both girls were sexually assaulted by all but one of the gang members, 14-year-old Venancio "Yuni" Medelln, on a minimum of four occasions. Sylvia Orta Perez, 32, who had gym class with Jennifer Ertman in middle school, takes a moment at the memorial site for Ertman and Elizabeth Pea in TC Jester Park on Tuesday. This is a truly brutal case of murder. Sandra Babcock, attorney for Mexican-born death row inmate Jose Medellin, speaks to the media after his execution Tuesday. Jester, both busy streets. As both girls exited the car, Pea assured her mother she and her friend would be home by their agreed 11:30 p.m. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. 0000000017 00000 n
Asked what memories she had of Ertman, Perez said, "She had a beautiful smile.". This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. One member, Jos Medelln, attempted to grope and pinch one of Pea's breasts. Medellin, now 33, was one of six teenagers arrested and charged with the gang rape and murders of Elizabeth Pena, 16, and Jennifer Ertman, 14. Failed to delete memorial. [4], Ertman and Pea decided to take a 10-minute shortcut to Pea's residence in Oak Forest by following the railroad tracks and passing through T.C. endstream
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Jester Park on Saturday for a memorial service for the girls who were slain The parents of the murder victims successfully advocated for the State of Texas allowing relatives of victims to have permission to witness executions. Mexican-born Jose Medellin, 33, with needles in She'd been raped and eviscerated. The community says a prayer at the memorial site for Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena. Jester Park. I wish to hell he could have died the way she died.". "You're not even an animal," in the courtroom of Judge Bill Harmon, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1994. Of the six people convicted for the heinous crimes, five were sentenced to death. Peter Anthony Cantu, shown at his 1994 trial, was the one who called for Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea to be killed so they couldn't identify their attackers. 0000011007 00000 n
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They are both buried at Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery. Jester as the community gathers at the same time of Peter Cantu's execution. to Ertman. Following Cantu's initial instruction, Villarreal first shouted "Get on your knees, bitch!" This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Adolph and Melissa Pena are tying to keep their family strong as they remember their daughter, Elizabeth, and her friend, Jennifer Ertman, who were murdered in 1993. In July, the World Court ordered a stay of Medelln's execution. He then clasped his arm around Pea's neck, threw her to the ground, and dragged her down a gravel decline in the direction of the other gang members as Pea screamed and pleaded for help. Our leaders keep telling us to go back to sleep, its an isolated incident, we get more in benefits than they could ever take from us. One of the gang members later said during the brag session that by the time he got to one of the girls, "she was loose and sloppy." Most of the soft tissue on Jennifer Ertman's head and the external portion of her vagina was eaten by maggots, indicating that there was trauma, hemorrhaging and bleeding. Elizabeth Christine Pea (June 21, 1977 June 24, 1993) and Jennifer Lee Ertman (August 15, 1978 June 24, 1993) were close friends who both attended Waltrip High School. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial.
He then elaborated that he had raped both girls. Ertman's daughter Jennifer, 14, and her friend, 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena, were attacked June 24, 1993, by gang members as they walked home along White Oak Bayou. She screamed.
0 cemeteries found in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Three of the Pena and Ertman killers have been executed. In debate over slow executions, victim families wrestle with whether those condemned should suffer. Anderson, a Houston Police Department officer who worked on the murder case, described the murder as "part of the impetus for the antigang programs in Houston." [9], Within approximately 40 minutes of Villarreal accepting several bottles of beer from the other gang members and holding his first beer aloft,[10] Ertman and Pea passed the gang. 2 men found drugged after leaving NYC gay bars were killed, medical examiner says, Peter Anthony Cantu (AP Photo/Dept. Testimony showed that Jenny had gotten free and could have run away but returned to Elizabeth when she cried out for Jenny to help her. Peter Cantu probably would've. Who provided the details? TDCJ refused to permit Kahan to witness the execution. stream
The State of Texas, represented by Solicitor General Ted Cruz, challenged Bush's order, and the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that only the Congress of the United States has the right to order hearings to be held. 76 0 R /F10 78 0 R /F11 80 0 R /F12 82 0 R /F13 84 0 R /F14 86 0 R >> >>
cemeteries found in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Gang rapists/murderers are a special kind of sub species of vermin. Neither attempted to prevent the assaults or to inform the police. [7] Before the murders, Houston officials had stated that gangs were not a significant issue in the city. on. Dad is very angry because when President Bush was Governor he shook this mans hand and said these whatever in the hell these creatures are would be executed. [38], Seventeen years after the crimes, Peter Anthony Cantu was executed on August 17, 2010. It worked. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Jennifer Ertman (7051821)? A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. Well said, I can't bear the bleeding heart arguments for rehabilitation or any of that crap. Two VERY important things in the criminal justice system have changed as a result of these murders. Both then completed the act by strangling the girl with a shoelace in Pea's presence. Two of Cantu's companions in the gang they dubbed the Black and White preceded him to the death chamber. He then apologized to his own family before he was executed by lethal injection. Nine minutes later, he was dead. Local host Peter Boyles here in Denver is talking about it. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. What could you wear, stripes, patterns, purple, pink, grey? FED. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Jennifer Lee Ertman I found on Findagrave.com. [36] Governor Perry rejected calls from Mexico and Washington, DC, to delay the execution, citing the torture, rape, and strangulation of two teenaged girls in Houston 15 years ago as just cause for the death penalty. The graves of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena are about 200 yards apart in Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. If you can live in this country for years illegally and then remember you did not get to talk to the Mexican Council general, it should be to damn bad. In 2005, President George W. Bush ordered hearings to be held. For justice for my little girl," Elizabeth's father, Adolph Pena, said. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. visiting the murder location of Elizabeth Pena and Jennifer Ertman two houston teenager who were brutally taped and murdered by gang memebers in a jouston ar. By approximately 10:30 p.m., Villarreal had successfully fought two gang members before being beaten midway through his fight with the third member. [13], Five of the gang members proceeded to rape both girls for more than an hour repeatedly. Medelln gave both written and taped confessions. This photo released by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Jose Medellin who is set for execution at the Texas Prison in Huntsville, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008.
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These scum deserve to be treated as they treated those young girls. Im not sure who else has brought attention to it. In July, the World Court ordered a stay of Medelln's execution. Living in Houston meant constant reminders of their daughter's murder. After Ws wimping out on this issue, I have lost all respect for the man as a leader. Two brothers who had been with them but testified that they were not in the gang left first and passed Jenny and Elizabeth, who were unknowingly walking towards their deaths. Carol Christian reports on breaking news for chron.com.
Haunting killings of 2 Houston teens 25 years ago leaves lasting legacy Ertman and Pea decided to take a 10-minute shortcut to Pea's residence in Oak Forest by following the railroad tracks and then passing through T.C. /CS1 [ /Pattern /DeviceGray ] /CS2 [ /Pattern /DeviceRGB ] >> /Font << /F9
"It's just a last-ditch effort to keep the scumbag breathing," Ertman said.
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