I'll Save The Pecan Pie For Later

I'm pretty sure that I'd like to have chocolate-chip cookie dough ice cream in my last meal if I were on death row. Virginia executed John Allen Mohammed today, the infamous DC sniper. He kept his last meal request secret.

However, this website chronicles the final meal requests of all of the inmates executed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Some of my favorites are:

Stacey Lawton, a former carpenter, who requested one jar of dill pickles.

Gerald Lee Mitchell, also a carpenter, who at the age of 17 shot his brother-in-law with a sawed-off shotgun, requested one bag of assorted Jolly Ranchers.

Cornelius Goss, who shares my birthdate of May 24th, requested one apple, one orange, one banana, a coconut, and some peaches.

James Smith requested yogurt.

James Powell, an electrician, requested one pot of coffee.

Poor Ruben Cantu did not have his final request entirely filled. He requested barbecue chicken, refried beans, brown rice, sweet tea and bubble gum. Unfortunately, bubble gum is not permitted in Texas prisons.

Ricky Ray Rector, suffering from severe brain damage after shooting himself, apparently couldn't comprehend his final sentence. After finishing most of his meal, he set aside his pecan pie and told the guards he wanted to save it for later as he was lead away to the execution chamber.

Finally, Odell Barnes, Jr., who sexually assaulted, stabbed, and shot a woman, requested Justice, Equality, and World Peace as his last meal.