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A condemned prisoner's last meal is a customary ritual preceding execution. In many countries, the prisoner may, within reason, select what the last meal will be.
- David Wayne Stoker. Executed: 16 June 1997. Education: Eight years. Occupation: Heavy-equipment operator/carpenter. Last statement: "I am truly sorry for your loss...
- Anthony Ray Westley. Executed: 13 May 1997. Education: Eight years. Occupation: Labourer. Last statement: "I want you to know that I did not kill anyone.
- Thomas Andy Barefoot. Executed: 30 October 1984. Education: Not listed. Occupation: Oilfield roughneck. Last statement: "I hope that one day we can look back on the evil that we're doing right now like the witches we burned at the stake.
- James Russell. Executed: 19 September 1991. Education: 10 years. Occupation: Musician. Last statement: Reported to have lasted three minutes, it was either not transcribed or not recorded.
- Lawrence Russell Brewer. By far the strangest death row inmate’s last meal request, Lawrence Russell Brewer asked for a massive helping of food: two chicken fried steaks and sliced onions dripping in gravy; a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger with everything on the side; one cheese omelet with ground beef, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and jalapeños; a big bowl of fried okra with ketchup; one pound of barbecued meat and half a loaf of white bread; three fajitas with all the toppings; a Pizza Hut Meat Lovers pizza; a pint of Blue Bell vanilla ice cream; a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts on top; and three root beers.
- Peter J. Miniel. One of the largest death row inmate meals in history was requested by Peter J. Miniel. The 42-year-old asked for: 20 beef tacos; 20 beef enchiladas; 2 double cheeseburgers; a jalapeño pizza; fried chicken; spaghetti; fruit cake; half of a chocolate cake and half of a vanilla cake; cookies-n-cream and caramel pecan fudge ice cream; 2 Cokes; 2 Pepsis; 2 root beers; and 2 glasses of orange juice.
- Ricky Ray Rector. Ricky Ray Rector’s last meal doesn’t seem out of the ordinary; he asked for a steak, fried chicken, cherry Kool-Aid, and a slice of pecan pie.
- Adolf Eichmann. Holocaust organizer and senior ranking Nazi officer, Adolf Eichmann was hung in Israel in 1962. Eichmann declined a special meal, instead asking for a bottle of Carmel – a dry, red Israeli wine – which he drank half of.
Oct 21, 2013 · In Florida, condemned prisoners are served breakfast at 6 a.m on the day of their execution. They are given a last meal about 10 a.m. and allowed to eat it with visitors present. Critics say last meals are an undeserved perk. But others see them as a fleeting gift of freedom.
- Kenneth Fults. Kenneth Fults, who was executed in Georgia on April 12, 2016, spent 18 years on death row. He was sentenced to death for the 1996 murder of his neighbor and was 47 years old when he was executed by lethal injection.
- Christopher Brooks. Christopher Brooks, who was executed in Alabama on January 21, 2016, was sentenced to death for the 1992 rape and beating death of a 23-year-old woman.
- William Cary Sallie. William Cary Sallie, who was executed in Georgia on December 6, 2016, spent 26 years on death row. He was sentenced to death in 1991 for a violent rampage against his ex-wife and her family, in which he killed her father, wounded her mother, then kidnapped his ex-wife and her sister, raping both women repeatedly.
- Oscar Ray Bolin Jr. Oscar Ray Bolin Jr., who was executed in Florida on January 7, 2016, spent 23 years on death row. The serial killer, who was convicted of murdering three young women back in 1986, was 53 years old at the time of his death and was executed via lethal injection.
Dec 10, 2016 · For his last meal, he ate pizza, steak and a cheese calzone, as well as a stuffed portobello mushroom, a salad and orange juice. He apologised to the victims’ families with his last words.
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Jan 11, 2017 · Refused the option of choosing his final meal, so was given the standard-issue menu of chicken and rice, rutabagas, seasoned turnip greens, dry white beans, cornbread, bread pudding and fruit...
