Generate a correct and concise answer for the question based on the words in the context.
Q: Context : James W. Rodgers (August 3, 1910 -- March 30, 1960) was an American who was sentenced to death by the state of Utah for the murder of miner Charles Merrifield in 1957.
Question : Which crime James W. Rodgers is considered to have commited?
A:
murder