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James Edward Smith (October 19, 1952 – June 26, 1990) [1] was an American murderer who was executed for capital murder in Texas. His case garnered attention due to his unusual last meal request, a lump of dirt. [2] [3]
Kimberly Diane Cargill (born November 30, 1966) is an American woman sentenced to death in Texas for the murder of her son's mentally-challenged babysitter. On June 18, 2010, Cargill killed 39-year-old Cherry Walker by asphyxiation to prevent the victim from testifying against her in a child protective case; Cargill had dumped Walker's body, doused it in lighter fluid and set it on fire.
Steven Lawayne Nelson (born February 18, 1987) is an American convicted murderer on death row for the 2011 murder of 28-year-old Arlington pastor Clinton "Clint" Dobson in Texas. Nelson was found guilty of murdering Dobson by smothering him to death during a robbery bid at an Arlington church on March 3, 2011, and therefore sentenced to death ...
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 ...
While fried chicken seemed to be a popular menu choice, others have the most simple requests to the very detailed and exquisite. From Ted Bundy to John Wayne Gacy, we've got 12 meals that ...
Casement converted to Catholicism before his execution and stated he intended to go "to my death with the body of my God as my last meal." [11] Ruth Ellis: Murder: UK: 1955: Hanging: Scrambled egg. [12] Véronique Frantz: Serial murder: France: 1854: Decapitation by guillotine: Café au lait and a bread roll. [13] Fritz Haarmann: Serial murder ...
[5] [6] He would later be executed on March 14, 1984, in the second execution in Texas since the reintroduction of the death penalty in the state after Gregg v. Georgia. [6] He declined to make a final statement but did request a last meal of a hamburger, French fries, and a Dr Pepper. [7] Autry was known as "Cowboy" on death row.
Melissa Lucio, a mother of 14 living in Brownsville, Texas, was arrested and charged in 2007 for the murder of her two-year-old daughter Mariah Alvarez who had turned purple and unresponsive at home.