Today’s Appetizing Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
On the evening of August 4, 1994, Cummins Prison in Arkansas hosted the state’s first triple-execution. Arkansas is one of the few states that favors same-day executions when possible, to make things “easier on the staff.” The three condemned men were all found guilty of taking part in the same crime; they broke into a family’s home and beat the father with a motorcycle chain, then shot the victim dead in front of his wife and children. Obviously violent in nature, their last meals proved that these men possessed appetites for more than just destruction!
Hoyt Clines: Two pounds of deep-fried shrimp, French fries and catsup, banana pudding, and Dr. Pepper.
Darryl Richley: Porterhouse steak (rare), extra-sharp cheese, a salad with bleu cheese dressing and root beer.
James Holmes: Hickory-smoked beef sausage, Cracker Barrel cheese, a Wendy’s double-cheeseburger with pickles, onions, lettuce and mayonnaise, French fries with catsup, an onion, a kosher pickle, Breyers Vienetta ice cream/cake combination and Coca-Cola.
Culled from: Last Suppers: Famous Final Meals From Death Row
I’ve read that the size of the death-row meals doesn’t necessarily mean the condemned man put all of it away; lots of times they share with their lawyers or family. Other times they try to stick it to the state one last time.
Now, pretend I’m invited to share one of these fine gentlemen’s dinners. I choose Hoyt Clines (what the hell kind of name is that? Side note: Seems James Holmes is not a lucky name.) I loooove deep-fried anything, and banana pudding is one of my favorites.