Ron Lafferty's murder case was featured in Jon Krakauer's 'Under the Banner of Heaven'
(Newser) -
A Utah death-row inmate whose double-murder case was featured in the book Under the Banner of Heaven and who was nearing execution by firing squad has died of natural causes, prison officials said Monday. Ron Lafferty, 78, died at the state prison in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper,...