US EditionArizona prisoner set to be executed apologizes, says he won’t seek clemency
Richard Djerf, convicted for the 1993 Luna family murders, will face lethal injection; Arizona has 108 inmates on death row and this will be its second execution in 2025.
- Next month, Richard Djerf is scheduled for execution on Oct. 17 and apologized for the pain caused, stating he will not seek relief from Arizona's clemency board.
- The murders, which occurred over 30 years ago, stemmed from Djerf blaming Albert Luna Jr. for a theft and led to the deaths of four members of the Luna family in Phoenix, Arizona.
- In a handwritten note released Thursday, Richard Djerf wrote, `If I can’t find reason to spare my life, what reason would anyone else have?` and said, `I hope my death brings some measure of peace.`
- If carried out, it would mark Arizona's second execution this year; the state currently has 108 prisoners on death row and resumed executions after a hiatus.
- The botched 2014 execution of Joseph Wood drew criticism after a two-hour, 15-dose injection, prompting a nearly eight-year pause before executions resumed in 2022, critics say.
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UpstractArizona prisoner Richard Djerf apologizes before execution — says he won’t seek clemency
Richard Djerf, 55, who is set to be executed next month for killing four members of a family in their Phoenix home in 1993, has apologized for the pain he’s caused.
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Arizona prisoner set to be executed apologizes, says he won’t seek clemency
An Arizona prisoner scheduled to be executed next month for killing four members of a family in their Phoenix home over 30 years ago has apologized for the pain he’s caused.
PHOENIX — A Arizona prisoner scheduled to be executed next month for killing four family members in his home in Phoenix more than 30 years ago, issued a statement apologizing for the pain caused. In a handwritten note published on Thursday, Richard Djerf reiterated that he would not seek clemency from the state mercy board. “If I don’t find a reason to forgive my life, what other reason would I find?” he wrote. “I hope my death will bring some p…
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