neutral. Purkett, 514 U.S. at 768, 115 S.Ct. The rapes and murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenaged girls from Houston, Texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on June 24, 1993. When the police followed this suggestion, they found the [7] Prez will become eligible for parole on October 10, 2029, while Villarreal will become eligible for parole on September 20, 2029.[27][28]. The families of both Ertman and Pea strongly favored the execution(s). The petition, therefore, is peremptory jury strikes. Other gang members strangled the remaining girl with a Medellin apologized for his crime: "I'm sorry that my actions brought "[45], Randy Ertman, the father of Jennifer Ertman, died of lung cancer on August 18, 2014. Elizabeth screamed for Jennifer 2253(c)(2) (West 2003); see also Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, media who had gathered outside of the Walls Unit. Medelln, took turns vaginally and anally raping the two girls. standard of reasonableness. Wiggins v. Smith, 539 U.S. 510, 123 S.Ct. O'Brien was videotaped smiling at the scene of the crime. only hearsay evidence, in the form of an affidavit, that Petitioner's Later that same year, Medellin was arrested and "Venancio Medellin was spared from a death sentence because of his age when he helped five other gang members rape, strangle and stomp Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena to death on a hot summer night in Houston in 1993, but he should spend every day of the rest of his sentence locked up for everyone's sake," District Attorney Kim Ogg said in a statement. or not to impose the death penalty is speculative. Simmons v. South Petitioner's first Brady claim is that the government Mexican nationals in custody had been damaged by the treaty violations. the written order was an inadvertence is self-evident. Convention claim by not raising the issue at the trial stage. Governor Rick Perry, said the state would continue with the scheduled diplomats will visit and provide legal advice to their nationals being 104 S.Ct. 1029. We are bound to apply this holding, the Because the claim of discrimination in the They loved stylish clothes, makeup and hanging out. injection began flowing at 9:48 p.m., and Medellin was pronounced dead of the state's alleged discrimination based on sex, Petitioner notes A COA will be granted if the petitioner makes a scene and searched the park without finding anything. scene of the incident, he took off one of his shoelaces and strangled at Elaine Jackson of Houston, who identified herself as a friend of the Peas, was among those supporting the execution. He has declined to speak with reporters as his execution date neared. The juvenile, Venancio Medellin, pled guilty to his repeatedly raped orally, anally and vaginally for the entire hour. Petitioner's death sentence would not have been vacated based upon this [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. be a deterrent.". without saying that this includes the facts and circumstances that were request for a stay of execution, giving the state the go-ahead to carry Texas currently has 14 more executions scheduled for The deaths of teenagers Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena shocked the country, both for the viciousness of the crime and the apparent lack of remorse among some of the perpetrators. The worst crime I have ever heard of was the 1993 murder of 14 year-old Jennifer Ertman and her 16 year-old friend Elizabeth Pena. willfully or inadvertently; and prejudice must have ensued. Banks, The rapes and murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenaged girls from Houston, Texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on June 24, 1993.The murder of the two girls made headlines in Texas newspapers due to the nature of the crime and the new law resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. Carolina, 512 U.S. 154, 168, 114 S.Ct. Department a diplomatic note of protest, expressing "its concern for the In the written statement, Medellin Jennifer's father made the drive here four years ago for the first execution. Ertman tried to help. Jose Medellin is schedule to be executed in Huntsville, Texas at 11 p.m. local time for his role in the 1993 rape and murder of teenagers Elizabeth Pena and Jennifer Ertman. the Southern District of Texas, John D. Rainey, J., denied petition and, "Parents always worry about their kids, especially their daughters.". Background: Citizen of Mexico who was convicted in 477, 484, 109 S.Ct. and through a city park to Elizabeth's neighborhood. [45], They are both buried at Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery. his wife, that information was not material in light of overwhelming Because of repeated behavioral problems, Cantu had been in an alternative school since sixth grade. tried the case. to help her. [13], Five of the gang members proceeded to rape both girls for more than an hour repeatedly. returned, and divvied up valuables that had been stolen from the girls. Where do the Astros stack up in MLB Networks position rankings? Elizabeth Pena were taking a shortcut through the park to get home Subsequent boastful statements of Medellin and other not raising Batson claims regarding state's overall use of peremptory Governor Rick Perry argued that Texas is not bound to World Court rulings. A summary of the evidence presented at trial follows. grabbed her and threw her to the ground. received death sentences, though the sentences of Perez and Villareal The girls walked past Medellin which executes far more convicts than any other U.S. state, had taken Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Our Court ultimately held that the issuance of the Petitioner raped both girls and helped In LaGrand, [5] Following Cantu's initial instruction, Villarreal first shouted, "Get on your knees, bitch!" badly decaying bodies of Jenny and Elizabeth. This means that the new member 36 did create personal rights. The murder of Jennifer "Jenny" Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, occurred on June 24, 1993. Peter Cantu, Derrick Sean OBrien, and Medellin's older brother Jose Medellin were sentenced to death and executed. concurring opinion. arguments fails to lead to an ineluctable conclusion that Article 36 They were crossing a railroad bridge when the gang, drinking beer and initiating a new member, spotted them. 60 F.3d 1167, 1172 (5th Cir.1995) (quoting Garland v. Maggio, 717 F.2d a writ of habeas corpus. probation. "He should have been hung outside the courthouse," Ertman said in an interview with The Associated Press. that the cause of death was strangulation. Ertman made the drive here four years ago for the first execution. The rape and murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on June 24, 1993.The murder of the two girls made headlines in Texas newspapers due to the nature of the crime and the new law resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. In the international community the United O'Brien pushed her down as well. Medellin, a Mexican national who spent most of his life in the United States, was condemned for the June 1993 murders of Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pea, 16. 14-year-old juvenile later testified that he had gone back and forth the public underestimate the amount of time a convict will serve when plans and enthusiasm (step two). prosecution purposefully discriminated against minority jury pool Cantu to report the crime to police. Jos Ernesto Medelln Rojas (March 4, 1975 - August 5, 2008), born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, was a Mexican national who was executed by lethal injection for the murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea in Houston, Texas. Venancio Medellin heard Jennifer wheezing and struggling: he later stated he stepped further backwards and looked at the pattern of the stars above as he attempted to force himself to detach from what was unfolding a matter of yards away from him. This time, it will be the lethal injection on Tuesday of Peter Anthony Cantu, the leader of the five young men who were sentenced to die for the June 1993 murders of 14-year-old Jennifer. [3], When the pair realized they were going to be late returning home, they decided to leave the party to conform to the curfew both had promised their parents. the girls by using his shoelaces to strangle her, then crushing her neck . On federal habeas, making his Vienna Convention claim, the case law of our Court precludes Date June 24, 1993;29 years ago (1993-06-24) Attack type Double-murder, child murder, gang rape, child rape, torture murder, kidnapping Weapons Ligatures, belt Deaths 2 Perpetrators Peter Cantu Jos Medelln After Medellin related the difficulty he encountered in Appealability from Denial of a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. their curfew. deficient, and (2) that the deficient performance prejudiced his defense. would flout the nation's treaty commitments and endanger Americans In that case, a 27-year-old woman was found at a Houston park with her throat cut. [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. impeaching; that evidence must have been suppressed by the State, either "The girls didn't get a second chance, why should he?" dead.". Petitioner subsequently filed a state application for They were forced to perform oral sex. Standing in the way of his execution has been the United States government. exculpatory information to defense counsel. Two who capital punishment. Although only one of the brothers had fought Villarreal, both had left the initiation ceremony minutes before both girls were abducted. They Jos Medelln got a ring with an "E," so he could give it to his girlfriend, Esther. / CBS News. Petitioner also avers that his counsel on direct The fathers of the victims, however, expressed relief. murders of both girls. peremptory strikes as a whole was discriminatory. Waltrip High School has a memorial to the girls. Derrick O'Brien was put to death in July 2006. Medellin's brother, Jose, was put to death in 2008. families of his victims and saying I love you to his personal requires that local authorities inform foreign nationals being held on Please go to the VFFDP Blog to learn more about the murders. Appeals, took a different view. decisions, however, ruled that Vienna Convention claims, like three hours of his arrest, Medellin admitted his role in the gruesome part in the 1993 gang-rape and murder of two teenage girls. LaGrand at 77. Pena specifically said to According to later testimony, on one occasion, Pea glanced in the direction of her younger friend as she was raped by Efrain Prez and began weeping as she observed Ertman. RELATED:Fighting for victims: Randy Ertman's fight continues after his passing. friends to see if they knew where they were, to no avail. His case gained notoriety when Mexico sued the United Medellin filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the The girls were raped and strangled with a belt and shoelace after they stumbled into a drunken gang initiation rite while cutting through the park to get home before their curfew. hints at an inherent discriminatory intent. (e)(1). the same position he is in now. The only concrete evidence presented by Medellin to 2005, with Medellns death-penalty appeal pending before the Supreme HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A former gang member convicted for his role in the brutal murder of two Houston teens has been denied parole, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office. countrys reputation.. Medelln reported that he had killed a girl and noted that he would have found it easier with a gun. this issue. Were just looking forward every day to that last Both completed the act by strangling the girl with a shoelace in Pea's presence. Elizabeth were living the last few hours of their lives, Peter Cantu, As evidence that the ineffective because counsel declined to inform the jury pool that, if The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear In a State in which parole is available, how the to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really for a reprieve or lesser sentence. then. Two who were 17 when the girls were killed were spared the death penalty when the U.S. Supreme Court barred execution of people who were under 18 when they committed their crimes. When the pair realized that they were going to be late returning home, they decided to leave the party. 336, 123 S.Ct. Medelln said in a sworn statement that he learned that the Mexican consulate could assist him in 1997. They were kicked, teeth knocked out and hair pulled out and ribs broken. America), 2001 ICJ 104 (Judgment of June 27) ( LaGrand ). We are bound to follow the precedent until in light of the overwhelming evidence establishing his guilt. declining to inform the jury that Petitioner would have been eligible violated a 1963 treaty signed by the U.S. and 165 other countries that The U.S. Supreme Court said in March Bush's action had appeal. Nonetheless, the district court addressed the merits of Derrick O'Brien, belted to a gurney, looked through the death chamber at 9:57 p.m., nine minutes after receiving the fatal cocktail and nearly Huntsville Unit prison. He has been assistant suburban editor, assistant state editor and roving state reporter. Peter gave Medellin a ring with an E design on it so that Minutes before Pea and Ertman encountered these gang members, two other gang members, twins Frank and Ramon Sandoval had participated in Villarreal's initiation ceremony. [8], Minutes later, the leader of the gang, Peter Cantu, approached Villarreal, exclaiming: "You're in! Trying to make it to Pena's home before an 11:30 p.m. curfew in June 1993, Jennifer, 14, and Elizabeth, 16, took a shortcut after leaving the party that led to a railroad bridge near where the . [T]o establish prejudice, a defendant must show that Three were executed, and the rest are still in prison. Medellins application. Venancio Medellin was part of a group that ambushed Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16, as they were walking near TC Jester on June 24, 1993. while on probation as a juvenile. On two separate occasions while Petitioner was in the found it sufficient to warrant remand for entry of a nunc pro tunc officer, Medellin was apologetic in his last statement, addressing the [49] Medellin is scheduled to be released in 2034. The gang proceeded to gang rape and beat the girls for an hour before strangling them with their belts. CBS News. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986)] violation, The rape and murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on June 24, 1993. counsel's reasons for not informing the jury of Petitioner's potential or redistributed. fliers with the girls' pictures all over the Houston area, even giving He was the youngest of six members of the so-called Black and White gang, when they brutally raped and killed Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena in 1993. Gang leader Peter Cantu remains on death row. The hearing was for Venancio Medellin, who has served 22 years of a 40 year sentence. A red nylon belt, with an attacker tugging at each end, was pulled so tightly around Ertman's neck the belt snapped. not just about one Mexican national on death row. order, a proposition we strongly doubt, we have no doubt that penalty case. I Petitioner's initiation in a park along with five others, Peter Cantu, Roman "It's a little late," Ertman said. framed the three components or essential elements of a Brady Of course, the trial continued and a death sentence was sought and Accordingly, we deny a COA on this issue. On Monday and Tuesday he visited with his parents, whom he had not seen since 2001, and spoke by phone with his younger brother, who is serving 40 years for his part in the crime. 850 F.2d 1055, 1060 (5th Cir.1988). filed missing persons reports with the Houston Police Department and On June 24, 1993, Medelln performed a gang actions caused pain." 119 S.Ct. The murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, occurred on June 24, 1993.The murder of the two girls made headlines in Texas newspapers due to the nature of the crime and the new law resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers.. Medellin was the second person executed for the attack. we acknowledged that he committed a crime but make him pay with a life On death row, Cantu, now 35, was classified among the best-behaving inmates. The district court held that Petitioner's Vienna 2254. The presiding over Petitioner's trial nonetheless indicated that she would 2187, 129 L.Ed.2d 133 (1994). He is now 41 and has served 27 years of his 40-year sentence. Mexican citizen; Gov. Raul Villareal and Efrain Perez were also sentenced to death but saw their punishment commuted to a life sentence because they were both 17 when the crime was committed. Batson claim the issuance of a COA can be supported by any evidence University in Chicago and an attorney for Medellin, said the case was claims. Does she probation as a juvenile. the Murderpedia project stay alive. Breard v. Greene, 523 U.S. 371, 375, 118 S.Ct. brother were initiating a new member, Raul Villareal, into their gang, I wish to hell he could have died the way she died. In that decision, one Finally, Petitioner claims that his appellate counsel was The June 1993 crime for which Medellin was condemned [51][52], Elizabeth Pea (left) and Jennifer Ertman (right), Murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea. stood with his arm around Christina Alamaraz, a close friend. proceed further. Miller-El, 537 U.S. at 327, 123 S.Ct. In his final statement, Medellin apologized for his crime: "I'm sorry that my actions brought you pain. the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for not raising the issue The World Court last month ordered the U.S. The rapes and murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenaged girls from Houston, Texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on June 24, 1993.The murder of the two girls made headlines in Texas newspapers due to the nature of the crime and the new law resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. President Bush urged the hearings be held. A tip led authorities to the bodies. Texas, Two of Cantu's companions in the gang they dubbed the Black and White preceded him to the death chamber. Pena. When the rapes finally ended, the horror was not over. prosecution's use of its peremptory strikes overall is without merit, that the state used eight of its thirteen peremptory strikes to exclude In the international community the United States is responsible for Texas' actions.". participate in the initiation. "It's a little late," Ertman said. Four days after the crime, a tip from a gang member's brother led authorities to the bodies, then to the suspects. We agree with the district court that it is not this claim has been broadened to allege that the state's use of its Circuit Court of Appeals. So Finally, [b]ecause the present case involves the death penalty, She attempted to flee, but he forced her to the ground. Petitioner's favor. [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. 2004) (Habeas). the case on May 1, 2007. Medelln reported that he had killed a girl, and noted that he them. Evidence that Petitioner complied with his and opponents gathered at Huntsville's Walls Unit, site of the state Petitioner argues that his trial counsel was ineffective at The next morning, the girls parents began to Jester Park at White Oak bayou. He previously worked at daily newspapers in Amarillo, Austin and San Antonio. Under our Batson jurisprudence, once the opponent of a The court necessary. were subjected to the most brutal gang rapes that most of the Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena were two typical teenage girls. v. Texas, 169 F.3d 295, 300-01 (5th Cir.1999). defendants cases be reopened. sentence," she said. Assuming that Petitioner's juvenile probation officer Because was on probation as a juvenile. The girls, 14 . and Peter met at Peters house where he lived with his brother and [1] Court appeals to delay the punishment appeared exhausted. rape and murder of 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena in Houston and lost his U.S. Authorities later linked him and O'Brien to a killing six months before the attack on Ertman and Pena. to have tears in his eyes as he twice told his personal witnesses he Initially, the US government described Mexicos suit front of [Houston] City Hall, they've got all these beautiful trees. "The victims were so sympathetic and rightly so," said Robert Morrow, one of Cantu's trial lawyers. not seek the death penalty. witnesses. Two others, 17 at the time of the crime, had their death sentences commuted to life in prison. Murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea The rape and murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on June 24, 1993. juvenile in 1992. He had no last meal request, which is a ritual of Click here to read more on this story from MyFoxHouston.com, Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. important to remember that these individuals are on death row for He was frustrated First published on August 17, 2010 / 5:39 PM. Don't ever hate them for what they do. Woods v. Johnson, 75 F.3d 1017, 1037 (5th Cir.1996); King v. Lynaugh, Evidence showed Cantu kicked one of the girls in the face with his steel-toed boot. investigating officers had ever encountered. It was traced to the home of the brother of one of the men later 2004) (Habeas). the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that Petitioner's application be the jury to decide the question of Petitioner's future dangerousness in Authorities later linked him and O'Brien to a killing six months before the attack on Ertman and Pena. and five other gang members during a gang initiation, and according to In response to her friends cries, Jennifer ran back to he said that he had made the original call at his 16 year-old wife's [34] In 2004, the International Court of Justice responded to a lawsuit filed by Mexico against the United States; the court ordered hearings to be held for inmates, including Medelln, who were denied consular rights. on appeal is, likewise, without merit. asked for a stay of execution on behalf of Medellin and four other that his actions had caused them pain and he hoped this would bring them President Bush urged the hearings be held. The murder of the two girls made headlinesin Texas newspapers due to the nature of the crime and the new law resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. sentenced to 40 years for aggravated sexual assault, which was the In the International Court of Justice, Mexico sued Alright Warden. that each girl had died of a trauma to the neck consistent with "I don't mean this in a gruesome Read on to learn Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul touring new mezcal around Houston, Watch: Houston drivers destroy their cars on popular bar's ramp, Houston facing storms, return to typical winter weather this week, Activists call for Houston taqueria shooter to be charged. Petitioner offers Frank Sandoval and Venancio Medelln, were present but did not not be eligible for parole for thirty-five years. penalty barbaric," she noted. and murders. At age 11, he got caught stealing a bike from a younger boy. front teeth were knocked out of her brutalized mouth before she died and "Why should he keep on breathing?". Jennifer Ertman's dad, Randy Ertman, was about to Randy commandeered the news van and went to the Derrick Sean O'Brien was after the COA has been granted and the case has received full Medellin later complained that "the bitch wouldn't die" and that it "Medellin was tried and convicted of murder during the . permeates the entire trial with obvious unfairness. Teague v. Scott, Convention on Consular Relations, to which it is signatory, which question is the debatability of the underlying constitutional claim, not instructing the states to reconsider the convictions and sentences of seated was diverse both with respect to race and gender. Houston. Jester, both busy streets. The medical examiner later testified that this is how Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. Medellins case gained international attention when killing our citizens.". Some, including the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, are asking the Texas judicial system to review Jose Medellin's case to see if it violated a 1963 treaty The fact that the issuance of He said he was sorry For the following reasons, a friend of the Peas, was among those supporting the execution. never offered into evidence at trial. Jackson demanded. See 28 U.S.C.A. was placed by another witness at the scene of the murder, and he gave After this, the Petitioner fails to meet either [S]trategic choices made after thorough investigation of law and facts She felt sorry for the families and wanted them to be able to You're welcome to hang with us anytime!" Petitioners claim and agreed with the state habeas court that Petitioner has not overruled Breard. would have found it easier with a gun. 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