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Contrary to the common belief that all last meal requests, regardless of their complexity, must be fulfilled, various restrictions are in place over what can be requested. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the United States , most states give the meal a day or two before execution and use the euphemism "special meal".
Thomas Joseph Grasso (November 23, 1962 – March 20, 1995) was an American convicted murderer who was executed by the state of Oklahoma for the murder of 87-year-old Hilda Johnson, whom he strangled in Tulsa in December 1990.
The spirit moves on. Death is like eating a prune in the morning. It's a natural function." The day before his scheduled execution, Smith requested a last meal of rhaeakunda dirt. [12] [13] The request was denied by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice because dirt was not included on the list of approved foods.
The execution process began shortly after midnight local time; Corcoran was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m. Rev. David Leitzel, Corcoran’s childhood pastor, was permitted to remain beside him in ...
For his last meal, he refused to make a special request, so he was given the standard last meal on Florida’s death row: steak done medium rare, eggs over easy, toast with butter and jelly, milk ...
He was 19 at the time of the slaying in which Graves, 41, was shot in the head. Graves’s son and son-in-law were present for the execution, as were family members of Christopher Bryan Lee, a ...
His request for clemency from Kansas Governor John Anderson, Jr. was denied. [3] Despite further appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court let the conviction stand and the State of Kansas executed Andrews by hanging on November 30, 1962, at the age of 22. His last meal was two fried chickens with sides of mashed potatoes, green beans and pie à la mode. [4]
James Phillip Barnes, 61, refused a last meal and had nothing to say on Thursday before receiving a lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke. He was pronounced dead at 6.13pm.