On September 14, 1993, Albert B. Luna, 46, was killed inside his Maryvale, Arizona home in an attack that also left his wife, Patricia, and two children, 18-year-old Rochelle and 5-year-old Damien, dead. The assailant, Richard Kenneth Djerf, traveled to the Luna residence reportedly to seek revenge over a suspected theft involving the family’s eldest son, Albert Luna Jr. Djerf entered under the pretense of delivering flowers, then subdued Patricia and Damien. Rochelle was assaulted and murdered after returning home that afternoon.
Albert Sr. arrived from work and was attacked with an aluminum baseball bat. Although he defended himself with a pocketknife and wounded his attacker, Djerf overpowered him, stabbing and then shooting him multiple times. Djerf then executed Patricia and Damien, attempted to set the house on fire, and fled in the family car with stolen items.
Djerf was arrested on September 18, 1993; authorities recovered murder weapons and stolen property, and he later confessed. If anyone knew the Luna family, their routines, or saw activity around the Maryvale house in mid-September 1993, please share what was observed.