Firing Squad

Ralph Menzies is scheduled to be executed Sept. 5 for the brutal murder of Maurine Hunsaker. At his commutation hearing, her family recounted the pain of losing her nearly four decades ago.

The 67-year-old is scheduled to be executed by firing squad Sept. 5. Citing Menzies’ worsening dementia, his attorneys asked the judge for a new mental evaluation to determine whether he’s competent to be executed.

The 67-year-old is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 5. His attorneys argue his vascular dementia and sentencing errors warrant commuting his sentence to life in prison.

Menzie's attorneys say the 67-year-old’s dementia has gotten significantly worse in recent months, but the state disagrees. His execution is scheduled for Sept. 5.

While a Utah judge set a September execution date, the court scheduled another hearing to determine whether the inmate with dementia needs another mental evaluation to determine competency.

Sixty-seven-year-old Ralph Menzies, despite suffering from dementia, is set to be executed Sept. 5 for abducting and killing Utah mother of three Maurine Hunsaker in 1986.

Ralph Leroy Menzies was sentenced to die in 1988 for the killing of Maurine Hunsaker. His attorneys say the 67-year-old inmate’s dementia is so severe that he cannot understand why he’s to be executed.

KUER’s Doug Fabrizio was a witness when Utah carried out Ronnie Lee Gardner’s death sentence by firing squad. As the state prepares to execute Taberon Honie, Fabrizio reflected on his experience and why it’s important not to look away.

Death penalty opponent and Roman Catholic nun Helen Prejean was in Salt Lake City for a public lecture Tuesday evening at Westminster College. The author…

Lawmakers in Utah Senate passed a bill Tuesday night that would allow execution by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are not available. It now heads…

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A legislative committee has given its approval to a bill that would bring back the firing squad as an option for inmates on death row.The drugs used in…