A convicted killer in Utah who developed dementia while on death row for 37 years is competent enough to be executed, a state judge ruled late Friday.Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, was sentenced to die in 1988 for killing Utah mother of three Maurine Hunsaker.

A judge has ruled that Ralph Leroy Menzies is competent enough to be executed for the 1986 kidnapping and death of a Utah woman. Her son said her family is pleased by the ruling.

It's been nearly four decades since a Utah woman was kidnapped and killed. Her family says after the judge’s decision on Friday ruling the killer competent to be executed, justice is being served.