News

Doctor, anti-death penalty advocates say firing squad poses moral and practical problems

As the days tick down to Ralph Menzies’ execution, anti-death penalty advocates said Friday that a firing squad leaves open ...

‘I’ll see your ass in the execution chamber’: Son confronts mother’s killer at death penalty hearing

Ralph Menzies has vascular dementia. His lawyers say let him fade away. The victim's family says: execute him. Utah's parole ...
Daily Herald8d

Menzies’ attorneys say terminal illness and good behavior are reasons to spare him from firing squad

With his execution approaching, attorneys for death row inmate Ralph Menzies made what could be one of their final pleas for ...

Legal experts weigh in on charges filed against alleged Tremonton shooter

The 20 plus charges the state threw at Ryan Bate—the accused killer of the Tremonton officers—is an indication they do not ...

In final bid to stop execution, Ralph Menzies’ attorneys ask Utah Supreme Court to delay his firing squad death

Ralph Menzies' appeal to the Utah Supreme Court is likely his last chance to delay his firing squad execution, scheduled for ...

Prosecutors will seek death penalty against man accused of killing two Utah police officers

Prosecutors will pursue the death penalty against the man accused of shooting and killing two Tremonton-Garland police ...
Opinion

Opinion: Does Utah want to be known for the firing squad?

In less than a month, the state of Utah is set to execute Ralph Menzies by firing squad — a man convicted and sentenced to death for the horrific 1987 murder of Maurine Hunsaker. I want to start by ...