Arizona plans to carry out its second execution this year
May 22, 2025
Arizona is planning to carry out a second execution this year, this time for a man convicted of killing four people 31 years ago in metro Phoenix. Prosecutors asked the Arizona Supreme Court to set a briefing schedule leading up to the execution of Richard Djerf, who pleaded guilty to killing Albert Luna Sr., his wife, Patricia, and two of their children. If the court agrees to prosecutors’ suggested schedule, it would consider the request for Djerf’s execution warrant in late July, with the execution likely occurring in early September.
