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Larry Don Rohus, 44. Date. March 7, 1983. Country. United States. State (s) Texas. 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]
In Texas, the tradition of customized last meals is thought to have been established around 1924. [6] However, in September 2011, the state of Texas abolished all special meal requests after condemned prisoner Lawrence Russell Brewer requested a large and expensive last meal. Brewer did not eat any of it, stating that he was not hungry.
1. Weapon. .357 Magnum revolver [ 1] Carl Wayne Buntion (March 30, 1944 – April 21, 2022) [ 2] was an American man convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death. On April 21, 2022, at the age of 78, he became the oldest inmate to be executed in Texas and the state's first execution of 2022. [ 3][ 4]
Newton spent a little more than 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 years on death row before her execution, and was the third woman executed in Texas since the resumption of capital punishment in the state in 1982. The first and second were Karla Faye Tucker and Betty Lou Beets. Like Beets before her, Newton made no final statement and did not have a last meal request.
John Wayne Gacy – Fried food. Over the course of his life, Gacy – a former KFC manager – murdered 33 young men and boys, often while dressed like a clown. He then buried the bodies under his ...
The 54-year-old is the third person to be put to death in Texas this year, and the 11th in the US. As of 2011, death row inmates in Texas cannot request a final meal, meaning Burton had to choose ...
July 16, 2024 at 10:40 PM. Texas death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez was set to be executed just after 6 p..m. in Huntsville, Texas before the U.S. Supreme Court intervened. Texas inmate Ruben ...
Brooks was held on death row at the Ellis Unit that housed condemned men. [7] After a last meal consisting of a T-bone steak, french fries, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, biscuits, peach cobbler and iced tea, [3] [8] Brooks was rolled into the death chamber at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas. There he made his final statement.