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- 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.
- John Wayne Gacy. John Wayne Gacy was put to death in Illinois by lethal injection at the age of 52. He was sentenced to death for rape and 33 counts of murder.
- Timothy McVeigh. Timothy McVeigh, the American terrorist behind the Oklahoma City bombing, was put to death in Indiana by lethal injection at the age of 33.
- Ricky Ray Rector. was put to death in Arkansas by lethal injection at the age of 42. He was sentenced to death for two counts of murder. For his last meal, Rector - mentally incapacitated during his time on death row, his defense team argued - requested steak, fried chicken, cherry Kool-Aid, and pecan pie.
- Stephen Anderson. Stephen Anderson was put to death in California by lethal injection at the age of 49. He was sentenced to death for burglary, assault, seven counts of murder, and escaping from prison.
Jan 11, 2017 · What 17 death row inmates requested for their last meal. Steak, pasta, fruit plate, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, chocolate cake and milk. Henry Hargreaves/IMP Features. This week, Dylann Roof ...
The once-customary “last meal” ritual for Texas death row inmates, a grim yet fascinating component of the American justice system, came to an abrupt halt due to the behavior of Lawrence ...
Mar 10, 2020 · The fascination in the United States stems in part from a well-established true-crime culture, said Ty Treadwell, an author of the book “Last Suppers: Final Meals From Death Row,” first ...
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Jul 8, 2015 · For instance, while cigarettes are not allowed in prisons, a New York inmate received a pack of Pall Malls for a last meal in 1963; while in 2011, after a Texas inmate failed to eat a particularly lavish meal, state ended the policy of honoring last meal requests. Julie Green was born in Japan in 1961.
Sep 7, 2021 · John Henry Ramirez, who is incarcerated on death row at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit, in Livingston, Texas, on Sept. 1, 2021. Michael Starghill for The Marshall Project. By Keri Blakinger and Maurice Chammah. John Henry Ramirez does not want to die alone. The Texas prisoner knows that at his execution, scheduled for Wednesday evening, he will be ...
