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

Ralph Menzies has been on Utah’s death row for decades for killing Maurine Hunsaker. He’s scheduled to die by firing squad on Sept. 5.

(Bethany Baker  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Ralph Menzies appears during his commutation hearing before the parole board as he petitions to stop his execution by firing squad, seen here at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ralph Menzies appears during his commutation hearing before the parole board as he petitions to stop his execution by firing squad, seen here at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.