Ralph Menzies was convicted of the 1986 murder of 25-year-old Maurine Hunsaker, a married mother of three who was found tied to a tree with her throat slit.

Ralph Menzies, a death row inmate who was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Maurine Hunsaker in 1986, is set to appear in court on Wednesday.

A Utah judge on Wednesday set a September execution date for Ralph Menzies, who has been on death row for nearly 40 years for kidnapping and brutally killing a young mother.Third District Judge Matthew Bates’ decision to sign a death warrant comes a month after he ruled that Menzies’ dementia did not affect the 67-year-old’s competency to the point where he could not legally be executed.