GROUNDHOG DAY VERSION OF READER'S LAST MEALS

Rusty A. from parts unknown...

AWW SHIT... my last appeal just ran out... so..I killed someone here in
Texas.. that means I get my last meal at around 4pm...before they stick
the needle to me... so.... since fat, calories, and cholesterol are no
problem.....

1 16oz Ribeye Med Rare...

1 8oz Prime Rib BLOODY

2 large baked potatoes (everything on it)

1 cup of chili from Roadhouse

6 rolls from Roadhouse with ROADHOUSE butter

6 shrimp fried

6 shrimp cocktail (with red cocktail sauce)

1 BIG Fried porkchop 12oz or more

Tortilla Chips and Queso (spicy)

20 Flour Tortillas WARM!!! (Or I will not DIE!!)

Refried Beans

Mexican Rice

Fajita beef... 1 pound

Shredded Cheese

Guacamole

sour cream

1 pan of lasagna (CHEESY!!!)

4 pcs corn on the cob

12 pcs of fried chicken

1 lb. mashed potatoes with BROWN gravy

General Tsos Chicken (CHOPSTICKS)

Fried Rice

Lo Mein

1 Whole White Cake with Chocolate Iceing

1 Gallon Vanilla BLUE BELL Ice cream

1 gallon Pecan Pralines and Cream BLUE BELL Ice Cream


ESTEBAN FROM PHOENIX AZ.

MY LAST MEAL WOULD BE 1 X LONG CONEY FROM SONICS, ONE TRIPLE CHEEZE BURGER FROM WENDYS, ONE STEAK BURRITO FROM FILIBERTOS( JUST STEAK AND GUACAMOLE) , 4 RED TAMALES FROM MY MOM, A MEDIUM SIZED MEAT LOVERS FROM PIZZAHUT, ONE LARGE BOWL OF MENUDO, 3 CANS OF SQUIRT, 1 GINGER ALE, 1 RASPBERRY ICE TEA. 2 SCOOPS OF SAFEWAY SELECT CARMEL CASHEW ICE CREAM.. ( ITS GOOD STUFF) .....ALMOST FORGOT LARGE ORDER OF FRIED ZUCHINNIE AND ONION RINGS.... ONE MANGO AND A CAN OF PEACHES.. THATS IT IM DONE AND READY TO LEAVE THIS WORLD BEFORE I DIGEST ANY OF THIS.....



Fish 'n' chips with mushy peas, a pickled egg and a battered sausage.
Hot apple crumble with custard.
A tub of Häagen-Dazs vanilla fudge ice cream.
Starbucks toffee-nut latte with full-fat cream.

Yummeeeeee!

Carol D
London, UK


Ms AJ Johnson from parts unknown...

6 pack of ice cold PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon)
Bowl of potato soup
grilled cheese sandwich
a plate of chicken nachos
and a stick of big red
2 diet sodas
2 packs Camel light 99's


2 large Turkey breasts, served with mashed potatoes, stuffing and cranberry sauce all smothered in turkey gravy, 2 buttermilk biscuits, stuffed mushrooms, 1 slice of apple pie, 1 slice of pumpkin pie a glass of milk and a glass of iced tea.

Jennifer L. F.


E W Indianapolis, IN

My last meal would be 1 white castle 1 taco from Carniceria Guanjuato
(with everything) a plate of Fettuccini Alfredo from Olive Garden and a salad
from the same, a bag of tootsie rolls and for dessert a piece of Tiramisu
from Olive Garden and a Vinti White Chocolate Mocha from StarBucks and a
pack of Marlboro's Ohhh and to drink 2-2 liters of Mountain Dew

A QUESTION ANSWERED...

Hi,

I was reading the account of the execution of Richard Longworth in 2005 in South Carolina. In the account you published an email received from his defense attorney. I totally agree with your response to this email. However, you had a question in the response wanting to know what movie Richard and David viewed before killing those to innocent boys. You said that would be a real scoop. The movie was Dances With Wolves. I know this because I went to high school with both the killers and worked at a business that did business with a business David Rocheville worked at and knew David well. So I paid attention. Just thought you would like the answer to the question you asked.

By the way, Richard and David got what they deserved.

Shannon S.

TEXAS LAST MEAL
JAIME ELIZALDE, JR.
January 31, 2006

...cobbler...

Last Meal: Fried chicken, onion rings, French fries, two bowls of peach cobbler, two milk shakes and two glasses of orange juice.

The skinny: Elizalde Jr. was executed for the fatal shooting of two men outside a Houston cantina more than 11 years ago.

More skinny: Elizalde was at a nightclub with his father when the two men got into a confrontation witht he two men. Four days later, the father and son returned to the bar and sat on opposite sides of the room. Jaime Elizalde, Sr. gestured to the two men to follow him outside of the El Lugar bar, where Elizalde Jr. was waiting for them. He pulled a gun and shot both men to death. A witness testified that from the bar he saw one man as he was shot. He further testified that, although he did not see the killer who shot the man, when he exited the bar he saw Elizalde flee with a gun.

Elizalde's father was arrested in the case and jailed for some two years before he was released. Prosecutors said the father signaled his son, pointing out the victim, while heading outside. Both Elizalde and his father, who never was tried, denied any such signal.

Priors: Elizalde, Jr. was paroled from prison approximately 8 months before the murder, serving 4 years of a 10 year sentence for possession of cocaine and car theft.

One delay: Elizalde was set to die in November but received a reprieve after confessing to another killing that landed someone else in prison. He also said the man convicted of that slaying was responsible for the two killings that earned him a spot on death row. When a judge called on him two weeks ago to testify about the other case, Elizalde cited his Fifth Amendment rights and refused to answer questions.

Last words and such: In a brief final statement, Elizalde thanked friends for their support and urged fellow death row inmates to "keep the faith and stay strong and put your faith in the Lord." "Many times in life we take the wrong road and there are consequences for everything. Mistakes are made but with God all things are possible, so put your faith and trust in him." Elizalde said that inmates talk about Supreme Court reprieves, but "the real supreme court you must face up there and not down here. The best reprieve is from God himself." Elizalde also urged them to keep their heads up and stay strong and expressed his love. Then he began praying as the drugs were taking effect.

Factoids: Elizalde was the...

5th murderer executed in U.S. in 2006
1009th murderer executed in U.S. since 1976
2nd murderer executed in Texas in 2006
357th murderer executed in Texas since 1976

Three more Texas inmates, among at least a dozen with execution dates in the coming months, are scheduled to die in February.

INDIANA LAST MEAL
MARVIN BIEGHLER
January 27, 2006

...The state argued that the Constitution does not guarantee a pain-free execution...

Last Meal: Shrimp, mushrooms and deep-fried onions appetizers, New York strip steak, a chicken breast, baked potato, salad, and 7-Up soft drink.

The skinny: Bieghler, an admitted drug dealer, was put to death for the 1981 slayings of a man and his pregnant wife inside their home.

More skinny: Bieghler was in the business of buying and selling marijuana. The male victim sold drugs for Bieghler. After one of Bieghler’s chief operatives was arrested and a large shipment seized, he suspected the man of “snitching” on him. Bieghler and his bodyguard, Brook, drove to the man’s trailer near Kokomo, and while his bodyguard waited outside, Bieghler went in and shot both the man and his pregnant wife with a .38 pistol. A dime was found near each body. He was later arrested in Florida. Brook cut a deal and was the star witness for the State at trial. While the gun was never recovered, nine .38 casings found at the scene matched those found at Bieghler’s regular target shooting range.

Legal Machinations: The Supreme Court overturned a federal appeals court decision Thursday night that granted Bieghler, 58, a chance to challenge the legality of lethal injection even though the Supreme Court had rejected a similar appeal just hours earlier. Gov. Mitch Daniels on Thursday had turned down a clemency request.

The Supreme Court announced its 6-3 decision less than a half hour before the scheduled time of Marvin Bieghler's execution. The late court action caused a delay of about 30 minutes in carrying out the execution.

The state attorney general's office argued that Bieghler's appeal was a delay tactic and that Indiana's chemical injection method of execution, used since 1996, was constitutional. The state argued that the Constitution does not guarantee a pain-free execution. "Indeed, electrocution is a constitutionally permissible form of execution which is undoubtedly more painful than lethal injection," the brief said. Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer voted to grant the stay, court spokesman Ed Turner said.

Last words and such: Bieghler's final words were "Let's get it over with."

The Marine Corps veteran who saw significant combat during the Vietnam War also issued a written statement released by the prison. But he did direct the phrase "semper fi" - the Marine Corps motto meaning "always faithful" in Latin - to those he called his "brother warriors." The brief statement concluded: "I believe in God, country, corps. Death before dishonor. To my son, grandkids and stepkids, you will always have a piece of my heart. Semper fi, Marv."

Factoids: Bieghler was the...

4th murderer executed in U.S. in 2006
1008th murderer executed in U.S. since 1976
1st murderer executed in Indiana in 2006
17th murderer executed in Indiana since 1976

About 25 people protested Thursday night against the death penalty outside the prison.

TEXAS LAST MEAL
MARION BUTLER DUDLEY
January 25, 2006

...Dudley had to be carried to the chamber...

Last Meal: Dudley had no final meal request.

The skinny: Dudley, an Alabama man who was part of a ring that shuttled drugs from Texas to his home state, was executed for the slayings of four people nearly 14 years ago.

More skinny: Dudley, who lived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, occassionally traveled to Houston to buy drugs from Rachel and Jose Tovar.

Dudley and three men drove from Tuscaloosa to Houston. After arriving, Dudley and one of the men went to the Tovar residence and asked for three kilograms of cocaine. Rachel Tovar told the men she did not have the cocaine and asked them to come back later. Dudley and the other man returned to the Tovar residence a few hours later and the Tovars showed them a kilogram of cocaine. The men were told more cocaine could be obtained, so the pair left.

At dusk, Dudley and two men returned and bound six people with towels or strips of sheets, hands tied behind their backs and nooses around their necks. All six were then shot. Jose Tovar was fatally shot in the head, as were his wife's son, the son's girlfriend, who was seven months pregnant, and a neighbor who had just stopped by to visit.

Rachel Tovar and another friend survived to identify their attckers. Rachel Tovar managed to crawl to a neighbor's house for help.

About 2 1/2 weeks after the shootings, Dudley was arrested in Fayetteville, N.C.

Besides Dudley, Arthur "Squirt" Brown, of Tuscaloosa, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. Now 35, he remains on death row. A third man, Tony Dunson, also from Alabama and 19 at the time of the shootings, received a life sentence.

Quote: "My number one problem was women," Dudley said from death row. "I was running around. Everything went downhill from there... I just wanted to get money, easy money. And once you start getting easy money, it's so hard to slow down."

Last words and such: Prison officials said while he wasn't combative, Dudley had to be carried to the chamber by officers after he refused to leave a death house cell voluntarily.

When asked by a warden if he had any final statement, Marion Dudley did not respond, kept his eyes closed and never turned his head toward witnesses in the chamber, which included one of his survivors and relatives of one of the people killed.

Factoids: Dudley was the...

3rd murderer executed in U.S. in 2006
1007th murderer executed in U.S. since 1976
1st murderer executed in Texas in 2006
356th murderer executed in Texas since 1976

Nineteen convicted killers were executed in 2005 as Texas maintained its notoriety as the nation's most active capital punishment state.

Another inmate is set for lethal injection next week and three more next month. They are among more than a dozen Texas prisoners with execution dates in the first five months of this year.