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Coverage dated November 26, 2025

Utah death row inmate with dementia dies of natural causes

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A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row has died of apparent natural causes.

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  1. CBS News

    Utah death row inmate with dementia dies of natural causes (opens CBS News)

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    A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row has died of apparent natural causes.

  2. New York Post

    Utah death row inmate with dementia dies 3 months after he was spared execution (opens New York Post)

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    Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, died Wednesday of apparent natural causes after being on death row for 37 years.

  3. CNN

    Utah death row inmate with dementia dies 3 months after court blocked his execution (opens CNN)

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    A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row died Wednesday of apparent natural causes, according to the state’s Department of Corrections.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Utah death row inmate with dementia dies while awaiting firing squad (opens MyNorthwest)

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    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row died Wednesday of apparent

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