Jose Medellin Executed for Elizabeth Pena and Jennifer Ertman Murder

A Mexican-born convicted rapist and murderer was executed Tuesday. Jose Medellin was killed by lethal injection in a Texas prison for the rape, torture and murder of 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena and 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman.

“I’m sorry my actions caused you pain. I hope this brings you the closure that you seek. Never harbor hate,” Medellin said to the group who had gathered to watch him die. He was pronounced dead at 9:57 p.m.

Medellin, 33, was convicted in the 1993 gang rape, beating and murder of Pena and Ertman. He and five fellow gang members attacked the girls as they walked home one night. The girls were raped and tortured for an hour before they were strangled with belts and shoelaces.

Four days after the attack, Pena and Ertman’s bodies were found.

Medellin’s execution attracted attention after he claimed he was not allowed to seek legal help from the Mexican consulate. The Vienna Convention protects those arrested to have access to their country’s consular officials.

Pena’s father Adolfo was among those who watched Medellin die. “We feel relieved. Fifteen years is a long time coming,” he said.

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