Kim Kardashian issues urgent plea to save man just days away from execution
Kim Kardashian is speaking out to try and stop a man from being executed in Dallas.
The reality star believes Ivan Cantu didn't do the crime he's accused of and is desperate to help him gain his freedom. Kim, 42, took to social media to discuss the case of Ivan Cantu from Dallas, who could be put to death soon.
Cantu has been in prison for over 20 years after he was found guilty of killing his cousin, James Mosqueda, and his fiancee Amy Kitchen. He is scheduled to get an injection that will end his life on February 28.
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Kim Kardashian shared her support for Ivan Cantu (kimkardashian/Instagram)
It's not the first time Kim has tried to help a prisoner (Getty Images)Following a number of delayed dates, his execution was once again pushed back last year after new proof was said to have surfaced. Now Kim, who has been studying to be a lawyer but has paused her efforts recently, is trying to spread the word of his apparent innocence..
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Kim first raised his case on January 26 after Sister Helen Prejean told her about it. She felt it was important and said on social media: "I heard about Ivan Cantu's case from Sister Helen Prejean and was really moved by it. [...] The time to act to save Ivan Cantu is now!"
The star posted another appeal on Instagram this weekend. She shared her first post on her Story, writing: "THE STATE WILL EXECUTE IVAN CANTU IN 4 DAYS."
She then explained the story of the false testimony in the original case and told people how they can help before it's too late. She urged her followers: "The time to act to save Ivan Cantu is now!" She also shared a link to a website set up to support his cause.
Kim also talked about how Texas now has a team that checks if convictions are fair. This team is making prosecutors realise that they've made mistakes in some cases.
Cantu was found guilty for murders that happened in November 2000. He says a rival drug dealer to Mosqueda set him up for the deaths. He also said the police took "witness statements and testimony at face value and didn't care to investigate the claims," which he says led to "false and untruthful information to create a fraudulent narrative" that led to his conviction.
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