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Judge sets execution date for Ralph Menzies for 1986 murder, despite appeal
Third District Judge Matthew Bates signed an execution warrant for Ralph Menzies Wednesday, setting the date for Sept. 5.
Murderer with dementia finally given execution date after 37 years on death row
Ralph Leroy Menzies has spent 37 years on death row after murdering mother-of-three Maurine Hunsaker in Utah in 1986, but the ...
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Lawyers of death row inmate set to die by gruelling execution method object for one specific reason
The lawyers of a death row inmate set to die by gruelling execution method have objected due to a dementia diagnosis.
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Menzies’ attorneys petition to reevaluate competency ruling, cite ‘significant’ decline in health
Attorneys for convicted death row killer Ralph Leroy Menzies are petitioning the court for a reevaluation of his competency, ...
Judge schedules execution by firing squad for man with dementia who spent 37 years on death row
Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, is scheduled for execution on 5 September for the 1986 abduction and murder of Utah mother-of-three ...
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Judge signs death warrant for condemned killer Ralph Menzies
WEST JORDAN, Utah — A judge has signed a death warrant for condemned killer Ralph Leroy Menzies, setting his execution for ...
Attorneys for death row inmate Ralph Menzies claim more mental deterioration before key hearing
Attorneys for the death row inmate have filed another petition asking the court to evaluate his competency, saying his health has again deteriorated and he shouldn't be executed.