Entries tagged with “Richard Djerf”
Jan 21, 2026
New Autopsy Report Renews Concerns about Arizona’s Execution Protocol
An autopsy of Richard Djerf, who was executed in Arizona in October 2025, has renewed concerns about the state’s lethal injection execution protocol and the state’s efforts to address longstanding execution-related concerns. Mr. Djerf was convicted for the September 1993 murders of four members of the Luna family in Phoenix. The autopsy, conducted by Pinal County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. John Hu, established for the first time that medical personnel encountered significant difficulty…
Upcoming Executions
,Nov 24, 2025
18th Florida Death Row Prisoner Set for Execution in 2025 Waives Appeals, Fifth Volunteer of 2025
Mark Geralds has waived all pending and future legal proceedings in his case and is scheduled to be executed by Florida officials on December 9, 2025. Mr. Geralds elected to forgo his appeals just days after Governor Ron DeSantis signed his death warrant, joining a documented group of death row prisoners who have also decided not to try and prevent their executions. Mr. Geralds “indicated that his wish was to forgo all warrant proceedings and allow the execution to proceed,” wrote Bay County…
Executions
Botched Executions
,Oct 08, 2025
Upcoming Executions Illustrate Persistent Themes and Concerns Around the Death Penalty
October 9, 2025 UPDATE: On October 9, 2025, just a week before his scheduled execution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) granted Robert Roberson a stay of execution and remanded his case to the district court for further consideration of his request for relief based upon relief offered in a similar case, Ex parte Roark. Like Mr. Roberson’s case, Ex parte Roark, also involved a conviction based the now discredited “Shaken Baby Syndrome Hypothesis” (SBS) and the CCA granted relief to Mr.