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The abolition followed a complaint by a Texas Senator, John Whitmire, who called the meal "inappropriate".^[6][7][8][9] The tradition of customized last meals is thought to date back at least 87 years in Texas.^[10]


(Of course and of course.)

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Documented last meal requests

 

This represents the items reported requested but does not, in all cases, represent what the prisoner actually received.

[edit]Notorious condemned prisoners

[edit]International

• Adolf Eichmann: World War II German Nazi senior officer and Holocaust mass murder organizer; (German national) Israel 1962 – hanging: declined a special meal, preferring a bottle of Carmel, a dry red Israeli wine. He drank about half of it.^[11]
• Andrei Chikatilo:, The Butcher of Rostov and serial murder x 52; Russia, 1994 – gunshot behind right ear: porridge with a small piece of beef.
• Charles Peace: serial killer and Sherlock Holmes novel subject; England 1879 – hanging: A breakfast consisting of eggs and a large amount of salty bacon.^[12]
• Joan of Arc: also "Saint Joan of Arc," convicted by the English of Heresy during the 100 years war; (French citizen) England 1431 – Burning at the stake: Holy communion.^[11]
• Peter Kürten: The Vampire of Düsseldorf, serial killer/rapist x 9; Germany 1931 – Decapitation byguillotine: Wiener schnitzel, fried potatoes and a bottle of white wine. He requested seconds and received it.^[13]
• Saddam Hussein: mass murder; Iraq 2006 – hanging: The Times states that "he refused their offers of cigarettes and a last meal of chicken."^[14] Other sources state a variety of meal options.^[15]

[edit]United States

• Aileen Wuornos: serial killer x 6; Florida 2002 – lethal injection: declined a special meal, but had ahamburger and other snack food from the prison's canteen. Later, she drank a cup of coffee.^[16]
• Bruno Richard Hauptmann: Lindbergh Kidnapping and murder; New Jersey 1936 – electrocution:Celery, olives, chicken: French fries, buttered peas, cherries, and a slice of cake.^[11]
• Clarence Ray Allen: murder x 2; Utah 1958 – lethal injection: Buffalo steak, Kentucky Fried Chicken, sugar-free pecan pie and sugar-free black walnut ice cream.^[17]
• Danny Rolling: The Gainesville Ripper, serial murder x 5; Florida 2006 – lethal injection: Lobstertail, butterfly shrimp, baked potato, strawberry cheesecake, and sweet tea.^[18]
• Gary Gilmore: murderer x 2; Utah 1977 – firing squad: A hamburger, hard-boiled eggs, a baked potato, a few cups of coffee, and three shots of contraband Jack Daniel's whiskey.^[11][19][20]
• John Allen Muhammad: The Beltway Sniper, murder x 11/21; Virginia 2009 – lethal injection: Chicken with red sauce and several cakes.^[21]
• John Wayne Gacy: Serial murderer x 33; Illinois 1994 – lethal injection: A dozen deep-fried shrimp, a bucket of original recipe chicken from KFC, French fries, and a pound of strawberries.^[19]
• Michael Bruce Ross: serial murder x 8; Connecticut 2005 – lethal injection: declined a special meal, but dined on the regular prison meal of the day: turkey à la king with rice, mixed vegetables, white bread, fruit, and a beverage.^[22]
• Rainey Bethea: Murder/Rape, last person executed in public in the US; Kentucky 1936 – hanged: Fried chicken, pork chops, mashed potatoes, pickled cucumbers, cornbread, lemon pie, and ice cream.^[23]
• Ruth Snyder: American murderess photographed in the electric chair; New York 1928 – electrocution: Chicken Parmesan with alfredo pasta, ice cream, 2 milkshakes, and a 12-pack of grape soda.^[12]
• Ted Bundy: Serial killer; Florida 1989 – electrocution: declined a special meal, so he was given the traditional steak (medium-rare), eggs (over-easy), hash browns, toast, milk, coffee, juice, butter, and jelly.^[11][24]
• Timothy McVeigh: domestic terrorist/mass murder x 168; Oklahoma, executed in Indiana in 2001 – lethal injection: Two pints of mint chocolate-chip ice cream.^[25][26]
• Velma Barfield: murder x 6, North Carolina 1984 – lethal injection: declined a special meal, having a bag of Cheez Doodles and a 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola instead.^[27]
• William Bonin: serial murderer and rapist x 14, California 1996 – lethal injection: Two pepperoni and sausage pizzas, three servings of chocolate ice cream, and three six-packs of Coca-Cola and Pepsi .^[28]

[edit]Other prisoner requests

• Allen Lee Davis, Murder x 3, Florida 1999: 350-pound "Tiny" Davis had one lobster tail, fried potatoes, a half-pound of fried shrimp, six ounces of fried clams, half a loaf of garlic bread, and 32 ounces of A&W root beer.^[29]
• Ángel Nieves Díaz, murder, (Puerto Rican) Florida 2006: declined a special meal. He was served the regular prison meal for that day, but declined that as well.^[30]
• Barton Kay Kirkham, executed in Utah in 1958: Pizzas and ice cream, "because you get cheese, meat and everything in one meal. Not so much fuss."^[31]
• Dennis Wayne Bagwell, executed in Texas in 2005: Medium rare steak with A1 Steak Sauce, fried chicken breasts and thighs, BBQ ribs, French fries, onion rings, bacon, scrambled eggs with onions, fried potatoes with onions, sliced tomatoes, salad with ranch dressing, two hamburgers, peach pie, milk, coffee, and iced tea with real sugar.^[32]
• Desmond Keith Carter; executed in North Carolina in 2002, declined a special meal, but had two cheeseburgers, a steak sub, and two Cokes from the prison canteen, for which he paid $4.20 from his prison account.^[16]
• Dobie Gillis Williams, executed in Louisiana in 1999: Twelve chocolate bars and some ice cream.
• Edward Hartman, executed in North Carolina in 2003: A Greek salad, linguini with white clam sauce, cheesecake with cherry topping, garlic bread, and a Coke.^[33]
• Eric Wrinkles, executed in Indiana in 2009: Prime rib, a "loaded" baked potato, pork chops with steak fries, rolls and two salads with ranch dressing, served three days before execution becauseIndiana State Prison system found that condemned inmates tend to lose their appetite near the end.^[34]
• Francis Crowley, executed in New York in 1932: Steak and onions, French fries, apple pie, ice cream and melted ice cream.^[13]
• Gary Lee Davis, executed in Colorado in 1997: Chocolate and vanilla ice cream cups, shared with the prison superintendent and a manager.^[35]
• Gary Michael Heidnik, executed in Pennsylvania in 1999: Two slices of a cheese pizza and two cups of black coffee.^[36]
• Gerald Lee Mitchell, executed in Texas in 2001: Assorted bag of Jolly Rancher candies.
• Ignacio Cuevas, perpetrator of the 1974 Huntsville Prison Siege, executed in Texas in 1991: Chicken dumplings, steamed rice, sliced bread, black-eyes peas, and iced tea.^[37]
• James Edward Smith, executed in Texas in 1990: A lump of dirt, which was denied. He settled for a cup of yogurt.
• John Albert Taylor, executed in Utah in 1996: Pizzas "with everything."^[38]
• John David Duty, executed in Oklahoma in 2010: A double cheeseburger with mayonnaise, a foot-long hot dog with cheese, mustard and extra onions, a cherry limeade, and a large banana shake.^[39] mmmmmm
• Joseph Mitchell Parsons, executed in Utah in 1999: Three Burger King Whoppers, two large orders of fries, a chocolate shake, chocolate chip ice cream, and a package of grape Hubba Bubbabubblegum, to be shared with his brother and a cousin.^[40]
• Karla Faye Tucker, executed in Texas in 1998: Banana, peach, and garden salad with ranch dressing.^[41] 

...come on, time to quit dieting...

• Keith Zettlemoyer, executed in Pennsylvania in 1995: Two cheeseburgers, fries, chocolate pudding and chocolate milk.^[42]
• Lawrence Russell Brewer, executed in Texas in 2011: Two chicken fried steaks smothered in gravy with sliced onions; a triple meat bacon cheeseburger with fixings on the side; a cheese omelet with ground beef, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and jalapeños; a large bowl of fried okra with ketchup; one pound of barbecue with half a loaf of white bread; three fajitas with fixings; a Meat Lovers pizza; three root beers; one pint of Blue Bell vanilla ice cream; and a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts.^[43] Brewer's request was granted, but he refused the meal when it arrived, prompting Texas to stop granting last meal requests to condemned inmates.^[44]

(That's fucked up!)

• Lowell Lee Andrews, executed in Kansas in 1962: Two fried chickens with sides of mashed potatoes, green beans and Pie a la Mode.^[45]
• Mark Dean Schwab, executed in Florida in 2008: Fried eggs (over easy), bacon, sausage links, hash browns, buttered toast, and a quart of chocolate milk.
• Martha Beck, executed in New York in 1951: Fried chicken, fried potatoes and salad.^[13]
• Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, executed in Kansas in 1965: Shrimp, French fries, garlic bread, ice cream, and strawberries with whipped cream.^[11]
• Odell Barnes, executed in Texas in 2000: "Justice, Equality, World Peace."^[41]

(That's what happened-he ate it all and it died. All this time I'm blaming Bush.)

• Philip Workman, executed in Tennessee in 2007: He declined a special meal for himself, but he asked for a large vegetarian pizza to be given to a homeless person in Nashville, Tennessee. This request was denied by the prison, but carried out by others across the country.^[46][47]
• Ricky Ray Rector, executed in Arkansas in 1992: Steak, fried chicken, cherry Kool-Aid, and a pecan pie. Rector, who was mentally retarded, said that he did not eat the pie because he was saving it for later.^[48]
• Robert Alton Harris, executed in California in 1992: A 21-piece bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken, two large Domino's Pizzas (no anchovies), ice cream, a bag of jelly beans, a six-pack of Pepsi, and a pack of Camel cigarettes.^[49][50] The pizza was actually from Tombstone Pizza, per the stipulation of Vernell Crittendon.^[51]
• Ronald Clark O'Bryan, executed in Texas in 1984: T-bone steak (medium to well done), French fries with ketchup, whole kernel corn, sweet peas, a lettuce and tomato salad with egg and French dressing, iced tea, sweetener, saltines, Boston cream pie, and rolls.^[41]
• Ronnie Lee Gardner, executed in Utah in 2010: Lobster tail, steak, apple pie, vanilla ice cream, 7-Up, and watching The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.^[52]
• Stephen Wayne Anderson, executed in California in 2002: Two grilled cheese sandwiches, one pint of cottage cheese, a hominy/corn mixture, one piece of peach pie, one pint of chocolate chip ice cream, and radishes.^[53]
• Teresa Lewis, executed in Virginia in 2010: Two fried chicken breasts, sweet peas with butter, aDr Pepper and German chocolate cake for dessert.^[54]
• Thomas J. Grasso, executed in Oklahoma in 1995: two dozen steamed mussels, two dozen steamed clams, a double cheeseburger from Burger King, half-dozen barbecued spare ribs, two strawberry milkshakes, half a pumpkin pie with whipped cream with diced strawberries and a 16-ounce can of spaghetti with meatballs, served at room temperature.^[55] However, he issued a public statement complaining that he had requested SpaghettiOs, not spaghetti.^[56]
• Troy Davis, executed in Georgia in 2011, declined a special meal, explaining that "this meal will not be my last".^[57]
• Victor Feguer, executed in Iowa in 1963, requested a single olive with the stone still in it.^[58]
• Wesley Baker, executed in Maryland in 2005: Breaded fish, pasta marinara, green beans, orange fruit punch, bread, and milk (this was what was on the prison menu that day).^[59]

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