A man convicted of killing four members of a Phoenix family over 30 years ago in an act of revenge over stolen goods was put to death Friday in Arizona's second execution of the year.

Richard Kenneth Djerf, 55, died by lethal injection at 10:40 a.m. local time for the killings of Albert Luna Sr. and Patricia Luna; their daughter Rochelle Luna, 18; and son Damien Luna, 5, at their home on Sept. 14, 1993. Djerf, who was in prison for over 29 years, chose not to seek clemency.

"Those four innocent victims deserve justice, and their loved ones deserve closure," said Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, whose office sought the execution.

Prosecutors said Djerf blamed another family member, Albert Luna Jr., who did not witness the killings, for an earlier theft of electronics and a gun from h

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