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The murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña, 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. The 2008 execution of one of the perpetrators, José Medellín, caused international controversy after it was revealed that Medellín was never allowed to meet with Mexican consular officials after his arrest. ==Murder== On June 24, 1993, Jennifer Lee Ertman (August 15, 1978 - June 24, 1993) and Elizabeth Christine Peña (June 21, 1977 - June 24, 1993), Waltrip High School students, were attending a pool party of a friend who lived in the Spring Hill Apartments. The pair realized that they were going to be late returning home and decided to leave the party. In order to meet an 11 p.m. curfew, Ertman and Peña decided to take a 10 minute shortcut to Peña's residence in Oak Forest by following the railroad tracks and then passing through T.C. Jester Park.〔Turner, Allan. "(Medellin set to die Tuesday for Ertman-Peña killings )." ''Houston Chronicle''. August 4, 2008. Retrieved on March 6, 2010.〕 The girls walked along the White Oak Bayou when they encountered gang members drinking beer after holding a gang initiation.〔Graczyk, Michael. ''Associated Press'' at ''MySanAntonio.com''. July 10, 2006. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.〕 The gang members captured Peña, and Ertman was captured after she ran to her friend as she screamed. Six gang members raped the girls repeatedly. After realizing the girls would identify them, Peter Cantu, a gang leader, ordered the members to kill the girls, so the members strangled them to death.〔 Derrick Sean O'Brien and Raul Villarreal strangled Ertman with a red nylon belt before the belt broke; then the gang members used shoelaces.〔〔 Cantu, José Medellín, and Efrain Perez strangled Peña with shoelaces. The members then stomped on the girls' throats to ensure their deaths.〔 Cantu, Medellín, Perez, and Villareal then congregated at Cantu's residence, where he lived with his brother, Joe Cantu, and sister-in-law, Christina Cantu. Christina Cantu questioned why Villareal was bleeding and Perez had a bloody shirt. This prompted Medellín to say the gang "had fun," and that details would appear on the news. He then elaborated that he had raped both girls. Peter Cantu then returned, and divided valuables that had been stolen from the girls. Medellín got a ring with an "E", so he could give it to his girlfriend, Esther. Medellín reported that he had killed a girl, and noted that he would have found it easier with a gun. Derrick Sean O'Brien was videotaped smiling at the scene of the crime. After the gang left, Christina Cantu convinced Joe Cantu to report the crime to police.〔http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/medellin1116.htm〕 Four days after the crime, the bodies were found in the park during hot weather conditions. They were badly decaying, and dental records were used for identification. The medical examiner corroborated that the cause of death was strangulation. All those believed responsible were ultimately arrested. Medellín gave both a written and taped confession. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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