Here are the 25 Strangest Last Meal Requests by Death Row inmates
He wanted a vegetarian pizza, but not for himself. He asked that prison officials find a local homeless person and give them the pizza instead. The request was denied. The stand out here is that Grasso chose, as some of his final words, to point out that his meal was messed up. He said, “Please tell the media I did not get my Spaghetti-O’s; I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this” because they had given him a 16-ounce can of Franco-American Spaghetti with meatballs instead. Brewer asked for and was given two chicken-fried steaks with gravy and onions; a triple-patty bacon cheeseburger; a cheese omelet; a bowl of fried okra; one pound of BBQ meat with half a loaf of white bread; three fajitas; a meat-lovers pizza; one pint of Blue Bell Ice Cream; peanut-butter fudge with crushed peanuts; and three root beers. But, of course, he ate none of it. A state senator learned of the meal and freaked out, requesting the practice end not just because people like Brewer made a mockery of it by not eating but because their victims were granted no final requests, either. He ordered a Pizza Hut Super Supreme Deep Dish pizza plus a regular with three kinds of cheese, olives, bell pepper, tomato, garlic, and Italian sausage. Then he had 10 8-oz. packs of Parmesan cheese; 10 8-oz. packets of ranch dressing; one family-size bag of nacho cheese Doritos; with 8 oz. of jalapeno nacho cheese; 4 oz. of sliced jalapenos; 2 large strawberry shakes; two bottles of Cherry Coke; one super-size order of McDonald’s fries with extra ketchup and mayonnaise; and two pints of strawberry ice cream. That clocked in at just under 29,000 calories. Gacy’s final meal was a whopper of grease and salt consisting of 12 fried shrimp and a bucket of 21 pieces of original recipe KFC with french fries. To keep things healthy, he also requested a pound of strawberries. Gacy was a KFC manager when he was free, so he was a loyal brand guy. His final request was not for food but for justice, equality, and world peace. If he was guilty, that’s a confusing way to go out. If he was innocent, then it’s very sad. His meal included 20 beef tacos, 20 beef enchiladas, two double cheeseburgers, a jalapeno pizza, fried chicken, salted spaghetti, half of a chocolate cake and half of a vanilla cake, cookies, and cream ice cream, caramel pecan fudge ice cream, a fruitcake, two Coca-Colas, two Pepsis, two root beers and two orange juices. Officials brought him two large pepperoni and sausage pizzas, three pints of coffee ice cream, and three six-packs of Coca-Cola. It’s unknown if he got through all 18 of them. The execution was considered somewhat controversial as Spenkelink was widely believed to have committed his crimes in self-defense. That may be why the superintendent chose to share a drink. But he added the unusual distinction that he wanted all four of his burgers almost burned, his fries almost burned, and his rice almost burned. He also had jalapeno, onion, tomato, and cheese. It consisted of vegetable lasagna, a tortilla, a salad, and a fruit drink packet. Still trying to figure out what religion it was from, but that was it.
