Today’s Nonsensical Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
One reporter called Keith Williams’ crime “nonsensical”. Others would go so far as to label it “just plain stupid”. Williams used a stolen check to buy a used Plymouth Roadrunner, but three days later he told friends that he should have just killed the car owner instead of paying him, and vowed to steal back his stolen check. He and a friend returned to where they had purchased the car and shot the owner and his cousin execution style, then drove one man’s girlfriend to a field where Williams raped her, fatally shooting her four times during the act. His lawyers attempted to blame Williams’ behavior on epilepsy, severe head injuries suffered during childhood, and mental illness resulting from fetal alcohol syndrome. He was executed in California by lethal injection on May 3, 1997.
His Last Meal: Fried pork chops, a baked potato, asparagus, French bread with butter, a salad with bleu cheese dressing, apple pie with vanilla ice cream and one glass of cold milk.
Culled from: Last Suppers: Famous Final Meals From Death Row
It would be great on America’s Dumbest Criminals except he actually hurt/killed some people. I think that kind of disqualifies him for that show.
Not bad, as last meals go. My favorite gag-inducing last meal was William Bonin, who had pizza, ice cream and fifteen, count ’em, folks, fifteen cans of Dr Pepper. I guess he was trying to bloat himself up with gas so that death, when it came, would be a blessed release. lol
@Aimee Excellent one, Aimee. Perhaps I’ll use that for today’s fact? 🙂