for burglarizing his apartment. There were four death sentence rulings. Djerf scoffed at the multiple death sentences, saying, "They can only kill me once." The Arizona Supreme Court rejected Djerf's appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear it. The Arizona Supreme Court issued a warrant of execution in February 2002. The U.S. District Court issued a stay one month later. Djerf continued his appeals to the federal courts. Under Ring v. Arizona the Supreme Court ruled that only a jury, not a judge, could hand down the death penalty. That put Djerf's case on permanent hold until the Supreme Court clarified its ruling in Schriro v. Summerlin. All three far-reaching cases—Ring, Summerlin, and Djerf—are Arizona capital murder cases. In April 2017, the district court dismissed all of his claims, and Djerf appealed the dismissal. On July 24, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's dismissal. As of April 2021, Djerf is one of the 20 Arizona death row inmates who has exhausted all appeals. A book and documentary are underway about Djerf, his crime, and his time on death row. He is incarcerated at Arizona State Prison Complex – Eyman on death row. See also List of death row inmates in the United States References External links Djerf Supreme Court Decision Pictures of Djerf's artwork 1969 births 1993 murders in the United States Living people American mass murderers American rapists American murderers of children People from Phoenix, Arizona American prisoners sentenced to death Prisoners sentenced to death by Arizona American people convicted of murder People convicted of murder by Arizona Family murders