Don Johnson, who received a May 16th, 2019 execution date, opted not to put in a request for a final meal. This doesn’t mean that Johnson went hungry, though.
NO LAST MEAL REQUEST: Death row inmate, Don Johnson has chosen to forgo the selection of a last meal, the Dept. of Correction reports. He will be offered the same menu that’s served to other inmates at Riverbend. @WKRN pic.twitter.com/MoKAj4p4Rs
— Josh Breslow (@JoshBreslowTV) May 15, 2019
He just ate the same meal as the rest of the prisoners at Nashville’s Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, rather than a dish of his choice.
His public defender, Kelley Henry, said that Johnson was inspired — to give his allotted food away so a meal could be given to a homeless person — by executed Riverbend prisoner Philip Workman.
Workman’s request was turned down by the prison. But many were so moved by his gesture that on the day of his execution, people from around the country paid to send pizzas to Nashville homeless shelters.
On May 15, 2019 Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that after reviewing Johnson’s case, he elected not to intervene in the original court decision.
During his time in prison, the man seemed to experience a spiritual awakening. He even became an ordained minister of the Seventh Day Adventist church.
For instance, in a case where a prisoner requested 24 tacos, the chef made four.
In August of 2018, though, Tennessee inmate Billy Ray Irick made the price limit work for him. He chose a super deluxe burger with a side of onion rings. Then Irick washed it all down with Pepsi before facing his fatal sentence. In Florida, though, inmates can spend up to $40. They have the option to be a little more adventurous.
According to Slate, it’s a cheeseburger with fries.
Apparently, the “steak” is often hamburger meat, since that’s already on hand in the kitchen.
Photographer Henry Hargreaves made an entire series, No Seconds, showing what infamous prisoners ordered, alongside details of their crimes.
A recreation of John Wayne Gacy's last meal, I'm not kidding this is what he actually had pic.twitter.com/SMckuCWj1B
— Anthony Lowry (@Anthony1_Lowry) February 21, 2014
John Wayne Gacy’s crimes were horrific.
In 1994, the courts found him guilty of the murder of 33 boys and young men in Illinois. Gacy was also terrifyingly dubbed the “Killer Clown” because he often dressed up in clown makeup and costumes.
The serial killer requested a hearty meal of fried chicken, fries, strawberries, and exactly two fried shrimp – a strange order for an equally inconceivable person.
Aileen Wuornos requested a cup of black coffee for her final meal https://t.co/j5oHD4i01o pic.twitter.com/ahefxsDzR9
— Investigation Discovery (@DiscoveryID) November 24, 2016
Aileen Wuornos’s coffee request could be related to the claims that the guards were mistreating her. Allegedly, they tampered with her food.
In a documentary, her defense lawyer and final appeals attorney, Raag Singhal, told the filmmakers, “It was a difficult day because, no matter what, she wanted to die.”
Timothy McVeigh, aged 33. He was sentenced to death for 168 counts of murder. He was responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing. For his last meal, McVeigh requested two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream. pic.twitter.com/YUE7ycr6U4
— IG : @threadtweet (@IThreadtweet) August 11, 2018
Timothy McVeigh was the man behind the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, which is still considered “one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in American history.”
He was executed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001, in Indiana and only asked for mint chocolate chip ice cream before.
So the prison officials served him the traditional final meal of steak, eggs, hash browns, toast, milk, and juice. He didn’t eat any of it, though.
Interestingly, the serial killer was considered unusually handsome in spite of all of his heinous crimes.
While he was particularly charming, Bundy did eventually confess to over 30 brutal attacks.
Stephen Anderson, aged 49. He was sentenced to death for burglary and seven counts of murder. Anderson requested two grilled cheese sandwiches, cottage cheese, peach pie, choc chip ice cream and radishes. pic.twitter.com/d3Gn4sVFi9
— IG : @threadtweet (@IThreadtweet) August 19, 2018
Oddly enough, Stephen Wayne Anderson gained waves of sympathy for the deeply emotive poetry he penned on death throw.
The man was hardly gently, though. In fact, Anderson took the life of Elizabeth Lyman, an 81-year-old retired piano teacher, after robbing her. The authorities discovered the criminal in Lyman’s home, watching television and having noodles and a glass of milk.
INFAMOUS PIZZA HISTORY:
— Indiana Pizza Club (@TheIndianaPizza) August 13, 2019
Before serial killer John Martin Scripps was given the #DeathPenalty in #1996, he had PIZZA & hot chocolate as his #LastMeal. pic.twitter.com/cWphhfRSuY
John Martin Scripps was the first Westerner to receive the death sentence in Singapore.
He befriended people in Singapore and Thailand then took their lives and drained their bank accounts. He was executed in 1996.
Did You Know: Before his 1999 execution, mass murderer Marion Albert Pruett ate a last meal that included Stuffed Crust Pizza from @pizzahut
— Indiana Pizza Club (@TheIndianaPizza) January 17, 2019
Then he got the lethal injection.
Really makes you think. pic.twitter.com/jJKJ0qQ6R9
In 1979, Marion Albert Pruett was placed in a witness protection program after testifying about a murder in an Atlanta prison. But it was during that time he committed five murders.
Originally. the man considered ordering roast duck for his final meal, but for some unknown reason, he changed his mind.
Fritz Haarmann aka the "The Butcher of Hannover" would sell meat from the bodies of his victims as canned black market pork. pic.twitter.com/S3jCbQf2LC
— Crime Aholic (@Crimeaholic) December 5, 2017
In 1925, authorities beheaded Fritz Haarmann. who was known as the “Butcher of Hanover,” the “Vampire of Hanover,” and the “Wolf-Man” in Hanover, Germany.
Charles Starkweather was just 20 when he was put in the electric chair.
At 19, Starkweather killed 11 people, including his girlfriend’s parents. Their murderous spree inspired the film Natural Born Killers and Bruce Springsteen’s song “Nebraska.”
Victor Feguer, aged 28. He was sentenced to death for kidnapping and murder. For his last meal, Feguer requested a single olive with the pit in it. pic.twitter.com/H8n4xRu4bU
— IG : @threadtweet (@IThreadtweet) August 11, 2018
Apparently, he had no desire for a decadent meal. Victor Feguer was a drifter.
Feguer pretended a woman needed immediate medical attention. When the doctor arrived, though, he found himself staring down the barrel of Feguer’s gun. Authorities soon caught the criminal and put him to death in 1963.
In 2002, Earl Forrest got involved in an intense argument with his then-girlfriend. According to him, she wanted to cancel a deal in which she’d give Forrest a lawnmower in exchange for methamphetamines.
So Forrest shot the woman and another visitor in their home. Eventually, Forrest engaged in a shootout with police and also killed a sheriff’s deputy. The man faced execution in 2016.
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