As the days tick down to Ralph Menzies’ execution, anti-death penalty advocates said Friday that a firing squad leaves open the possibility for human error and potential suffering. Menzies is scheduled to die on Sept.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said he found the death penalty appropriate for the suspect accused of shooting and killing two officers in Tremonton.Prosecutors filed o

Ralph Menzies has vascular dementia. His lawyers say let him fade away. The victim's family says: execute him. Utah's parole board will now decide whether to commute the death row inmate's sentence.

With his execution approaching, attorneys for death row inmate Ralph Menzies made what could be one of their final pleas for mercy on Wednesday, telling the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole that their client is already dying from a terminal illness.

The 20 plus charges the state threw at Ryan Bate—the accused killer of the Tremonton officers—is an indication they do not want a plea deal, according to legal

Ralph Menzies' appeal to the Utah Supreme Court is likely his last chance to delay his firing squad execution, scheduled for Sept. 5.

Prosecutors will pursue the death penalty against the man accused of shooting and killing two Tremonton-Garland police officers and wounding a third sheriff’s deputy and his service dog, according to court documents filed Wednesday that shed new light on the shooting.

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 acknowledging the senseless death of Ms. Hunsaker. It is unimaginable that her children, husband and family were robbed of this beautiful human being.