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PHOENIX - Officials with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry have announced an execution date for Richard Djerf.

What we know:

Per a statement released on Oct. 3, ADCRR officials said Richard Djerf will be executed by lethal injection at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, in accordance with an order that was issued by the Arizona Supreme Court on Aug. 19.

In August, we reported that Attorney General Kris Mayes, during an exclusive interview with John Hook, revealed that the state planned to file an execution warrant for Djerf.

The execution, according to ADCRR's statement, will take place at the state prison in Florence.

The backstory:

According to Djerf's entry on ADCRR's website for death row inmates, Djerf killed four people: Albert Luna Sr

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