Randy ertman, a house painter who became a bluntspoken, combative advocate for crime victims rights after his daughter and another teen were raped and. On the night of june 24, 1993, fourteen and sixteenyearold jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena took a shortcut home from a pool party in order to make their eleven oclock curfew. Murders of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena wikipedia. Jennifer ertman, 14, and elizabeth pena, 16, were attacked by six gang members as they took a shortcut home from a party, trying to make their 11. Corey mitchells book pure murder, which details the story of the killings of elizabeth pena and jennifer ertman, was released in 2008 and became a best seller. If you think cannibal cop is bad, take a look inside one of the most high profile murder cases of the 30s. The two were close friends, attended the same high school, lived in the same neighborhood, and enjoyed hanging around each other. The case spurred legislative reform in texas criminal justice system. On june 24, 1993, the girls spent the day together and then died together. This is the location that jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena were raped and murdered by a gang in 1993. True crime the murder of jennifer ertman and elizabeth.
The teens were killed in tc jester park as part of a gang initiation. Not the quality of the writing, but rather the story itself. Criminal profilingfirst prizecreepy thingssixth gradebooks. Peter anthony cantu executed for jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena murders lethal injection texas man true crime serial killers beautiful children trivia creepy photographs faces texas man who led gang of teenagers that raped, killed girls after on way home 17 years ago executed by lethal injection. Mar 2, 2015 this pin was discovered by maria narvaez. The rape and murder of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena rocks houston. Peter anthony cantu executed for jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena murders see more. Jennifer ertman s dad, randy ertman, was about to give an interview regarding the missing girls to a local television reporter when the call came over a cameramans police scanner that two bodies had been found. 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. Bestselling author corey mitchell provides a detailed account of the 1993 murder of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena in this engrossing true crime book. The rape and murder of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena, two teenage girls from houston, texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on june 24, 1993.
The murder of jennifer jenny ertman and elizabeth pena, two teenage girls from houston, texas, occurred on june 24, 1993. He was the ringleader in a crime that struck a raw nerve for its sheer brutality. August 16, 2010 jennifer ertman, left, and elizabeth pena both attended waltrip high school. Father fights parole for convict in murder, gang rape of. They came upon a group of young gang members who were holding an initiation for a new member by the railway tracks close to elizabeths neighbourhood. Jan 27, 2014 elizabeth pe na left and jennifer ertman right gina playfully stuck her tongue out at her friends, smiled and asked them to call her when they got home. Elizabeth pena and jennifer ertman were friends who went to waltrip high school in houston.
The rapes and murders of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena, two teenaged girls from houston, texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on june 24, 1993. Jul 21, 2014 jennifer ertman and her friend elizabeth pena were savagely gangraped and murdered in an hourlong horror that unfolded one night in a northwest houston park. Execution of mexican national beomes legal issue news. Death near for ertmanpena killer, but crime still shakes houston. Murder of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena project.
Describes the brutal 1993 torture, rape, and murder of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena, two innocent teenagers, whose bodies were discovered in a houston park, and the gang of six young men who were arrested, tried, and convicted of the crime. May 16, 2009 i read this book in january 2009 and it has 8 pages of photographs. Elizabeth pena and jennifer ertman the rape and murder of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena, two teenage girls from houston, texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on june 24, 1993. Elizabeth pena and jennifer ertman memorial page home. Aug 19, 2014 randy ertman, father of slain teen, has died. This is the location that jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena were. 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.
Aug 05, 2008 jose medellin is schedule to be executed in huntsville, texas at 11 p. I listened to the audio version of this book and had to skip certain parts because the detail of what they went through was too much for me to handle. I cant say that i know how you feel concerning the loss of your loved ones jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. The graves of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena are about 200 yards apart in woodlawn garden of memories cemetery. Jennifer and elizabeth walked through the clearbrook apartments to a fence bordering the park, pulled a section of the fence back, and entered t. This is an excellent book written about one of the most horrific crimes ever. Jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena were 14 and 16 years old, respectively. Pure murder by corey mitchell goodreads share book. Prosecutors say cantu was the leader of a group of six teenage gang members who took part in the attack. In all fairness, we texans have had a sizeable advantage over the rest of the country because we have followed ted cruzs life and career for many years. They were friends who attended the same high school in houston, texas, waltrip high school. Jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena murder murder victims. Pure murder by corey mitchell nook book ebook barnes.
On june 24, 1993, the girls spent the day together. Sep 01, 2016 the rape and murder of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena, two teenage girls from houston, texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on june 24, 1993. The girls were abducted by ringleader peter cantu and his crew, who had just finished a gang initiation in t. I prefer the cover above as mine did not include a photo of jennifer ertman and she was the truly tragic part of the story for me. Her work in films included nothing like the holidays. Albert fish, an admitted serial killer, was indicted in the 1930s for the murder of 10yearold grace budd. Statement of ron carlson to the ertman and pena families. Ertmans daughter jennifer, 14, and her friend, 16yearold elizabeth pena, were attacked june 24, 1993, by gang members as they walked home along white oak bayou. Four days later, when searchers finally found jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena, their bodies were unrecognizable. Ted cruz and two horrendous murders by donna garner. Jennifer ertman was born on august 15, 1978, to sandra and randy ertman. Peter anthony cantu executed for jennifer ertman and. When the police followed this suggestion, they found the badly decaying bodies of jenny and elizabeth.
An orgy of violence at first, the teenage boys grabbed elizabeth, while. Aug 19, 2014 randy ertman, a house painter who became a bluntspoken, combative advocate for crime victims rights after his daughter and another teen were raped and murdered in a northwest houston park, died. Jose medellin execution tonight for elizabeth pena. Feb 05, 2016 ted cruz and two horrendous murders by donna garner. I watch a lot of investigation discovery and have read some raunchy books, but this was too much. She and her friend elizabeth were students at waltrip high school in. Jennifer ertmans dad, randy ertman, was about to give an interview regarding the missing girls to a local television reporter when the call came over a. The images of those two beautiful girls will forever be in my mind as well as the horrifying act of their demise. She and her friend elizabeth were students at waltrip high school in houston. This is the location that jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena. A memorial page for elizabeth pena and jennifer ertman. Six gang members were charged in their deaths, which shocked the city. Thirtyfiveyearold peter anthony cantu was strapped to a gurney in the huntsville unit prison death chamber and given a lethal injection tuesday evening as relatives of his victims, jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena, looked on. On a summer night in houston, two bright, beautiful, successbound teenage girls crossed paths with a group of young men fueled with alcohol and rage.
The graves of elizabeth pena and jennifer ertman are about 200 yards apart in woodlawn garden of memories cemetery. Statement of ron carlson to the ertman and pena families to the ertman and pena families. The rapes and murders of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena, two teenaged girls from. Aug 16, 2010 death near for ertmanpena killer, but crime still shakes houston. You know ive read about and watched a lot of heartbreaking true crime stories but i dont think any has made me so upset and to actually wanting someone to take out the killers than the jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena killings that took place in texas in 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. Elizabeth christine pena 19771993 find a grave memorial. Pure murder with corey mitchell chapter 1 0420 by corey. On june 24, 1993, the girls spent the day togetherand then died together.
Jennifer ertman and her friend elizabeth pena were savagely gangraped and murdered in an hourlong horror that unfolded one night in a northwest houston park. Ted cruz and two horrendous murders education news. Murder of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena wikipedia. See more ideas about true crime, crime and waltrip high school. Jose medellin is schedule to be executed in huntsville, texas at 11 p. Baby jennifer was the ertmans own personal little miracle. Father of brutally murdered teen, victims rights advocate. The rapes and murders of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena is one of the worst i have ever read about. Huntsville, texas cbskhou murderer peter anthony cantu was executed by the state of texas tuesday evening. Mar 2, 2015 crime scene photos from the book pure murder. The homicide of ertman and pena stood out as truly.
The book cover above has the picture of the two female victims but my copy has a photo of elizabeth pena and two of the boys accused of killing them. Oct 09, 2007 when the police followed this suggestion, they found the badly decaying bodies of jenny and elizabeth. Jennifer ertman and her mother, sandra, had a routine to set her parents minds at peace whereby she would leave her daughters bedroom light on in the evenings when jennifer would be with elizabeth of another of her friends. Adolfo pena, from right, father of victim elizabeth pena, randy ertman, father of victim jennifer ertman, and christina alamaraz, friend of jennifer ertman, speak to the media after the execution. Of the six people convicted for the heinous crimes, five were sentenced to death.
Little known real life murders worse than any horror film. The ertmans were ecstatic at the birth of their child because they were not sure if they would ever be able to conceive, since sandra was on the wrong side of thirtyfive. I read this book in january 2009 and it has 8 pages of photographs. Randy ertman, father of slain teen, has died houston. Corey mitchells book pure murder, which details the story of the killings, was released in 2008 and became a best seller. The two were close friends, attended the same high school, lived in the same. Huntsville, texas cbsapkhou tonight, peter anthony cantu will be executed for two of the most notorious deaths in houston history, the 1993 rapes and murders of 16yearold elizabeth pena and 14yearold jennifer ertman.
Another change that resulted from the ertmanpena case was the decision to allow victims relatives to witness. Peter anthony cantu executed for jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena murders. How the events unfolded watching true crime stories. Jose medellin execution tonight for elizabeth pena, jennifer. Randy ertman, father of slain teen, has died houston chronicle. What elizabeth pena and jennifer ertman went through was absolutely horrific and heartbreaking. Aug 18, 2010 peter anthony cantu executed for jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena murders. Elizabeth pena and jennifer ertman memorial page, houston, texas. Elizabeth maria pena september 23, 1959 october 14, 2014 was an american actress, writer, panelist and musician. The murder of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena, two teenage girls from houston, texas, occurred on june 24, 1993. Corey mitchell does an incredible job of pulling you right into the story as we find ourselves right alongside the father of jennifer ertman, a young girl, who was brutally murdered in 1993 in a park in houston, texas. The murders of jennifer ertman and elizabeth pena warning.
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