I have some interesting last meal requests this week. I’m still fascinated by this topic and it seems like many of you are as well. I hope this week is entertaining.
(This post and series is not intended to cause controversy regarding capital punishment, and is only intended to discuss the final meals of those who have been judged in a court of law and sentenced to the death penalty.)
- Who: Dobie Gillis Williams
- Age: 38
- Where: Louisiana State Penitentiary
- How: Lethal Injection
- When: January 8, 1999
- His Crime: Controversial murder of Sonja Knippers in 1984.
- Last Meal: Ice cream and 12 chocolate bars.
- Who: Bruno Richard Hauptmann
- Age: 36
- Where: Trenton State Prison
- How: Electric Chair
- When: April 3, 1936
- His crime: Kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. https://amateurconnoisseur.com/2021/09/20/mystery-charles-jr/
- Last meal: Celery, olives, salmon salad, corn fritters, sliced cheese, a fruit salad, and slice of cake, with coffee and milk.
- Who: Peter J. Miniel
- Age: 42
- Where: Texas State Prison, Huntsville
- How: Lethal Injection
- When: October 6, 2004
- His crime: Murder by stabbing 39 times of an acquaintance, Paul Manier in 1986.
- Last Meal: 20 beef tacos; 20 beef enchiladas; 2 double cheeseburgers; a jalapeño pizza; fried chicken; spaghetti; fruit cake; half of a chocolate cake and half of a vanilla cake; cookies-n-cream and caramel pecan fudge ice cream; 2 Cokes; 2 Pepsis; 2 root beers; and 2 glasses of orange juice.
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