Texas executes man despite contested evidence

Texas rejected calls for a rehearing of Ivan Cantu's case amid recanted testimony and allegations of suppressed exculpatory evidence

Mugshot of Ivan Cantu
Ivan Cantu maintained he was innocent in the 2000 murder of his cousin James Mosqueda and Mosqueda's fiancée, Amy Kitchen
(Image credit: AP / Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

What happened?

Texas executed Ivan Cantu on Wednesday, rejecting calls for a rehearing amid recanted testimony and allegations of suppressed exculpatory evidence. Cantu, 50, maintained he was innocent in the 2000 murder of his cousin James Mosqueda and Mosqueda's fiancée, Amy Kitchen.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.