On October 17, 2025, the state of Arizona executed Richard Kenneth Djerf for a crime that horrified the Phoenix community decades ago. Authorities carried out the lethal injection at 10:40 a.m., finally closing a chapter on the 1993 mass murder of the Luna family.
No Final Words
According to Arizona’s Family (3TV / CBS 5) on YouTube, it seemed that the only people present, apart from official witnesses, were a small group of media reporters.
Additionally, the execution went off without any drama. Correspondents didn’t see any sign of pain during the true crime criminal’s last moments.
The news reporter seemed to struggle a bit to find what to talk about. No last words and no messy execution led the discussion toward a previous Arizona execution that lasted for hours. The reporter claimed that “nobody wanted to see” Djerf suffer.
The report also mentioned that it took decades from conviction to execution, which annoyed some folks who watched the coverage.
29 Years on Death Row
When he went to court in the 1990s, Richard Kenneth Djerf, 55 at the time of his death, had not contested his trial, and in fact, he pleaded guilty. So, his execution could have happened years ago. However, legal proceedings and appeals kept on going for close to three decades….