And the Houston Chronicle is reporting that the state of Texas likely executed an innocent man in 1993. The paper has conducted an extensive investigation into the case of Ruben Cantu, who was convicted of murder at the age of 17. Now his co-defendant as well as the only eyewitness to the crime have recanted and claimed Cantu was innocent. Because of the newspaper’s investigation, the judge, prosecutor, head juror and defense attorney have now all acknowledged that Cantu’s conviction seems to have been built on omissions and lies. Cantu was executed even though no physical evidence tied him to the crime.