Gary James Johnson

Offender: Gary Johnson and his brother raided a ranch and killed the manager and his brother in law.

Meal: Gary Johnson choose a po' boy sandwich, coke or dr pepper, chocolate, and apple or cherry pastries. I had the sandwich and coke at Rue, and the chocolate and pastries at Walmart.

State: Texas

Total Cost: $14.00(po'boy sandwich) + $2.50(coke) + $2.24(pastries) + $0.78(chocolate bar) = $19.52

Adjusted Cost: $14.00(po'boy sandwich) + $2.50(coke) + $1.12(pastries) + $0.78(chocolate bar) = $18.40

Citation: http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/johnson1192.htm

Marvin Francois

Offender: Marvin Francois and accomplices John Errol Ferguson and Beauford White broke into a house, killed six people, and wounded two.

Meal: Marvin Francois choose chicken breast, french fries, shrimp, lobster tail, barbecued spare ribs,  watermelon, strawberries, and sliced tomatoes. I had the chicken, fries, and seafood at Red Lobster; the ribs at Mandarin Bistro; and the tomatoes and fruit at Jewel.

State: Florida

Cost: $15.49(chicken, shrimp, and fries) + $13.49(lobster tail) + $7.25(ribs) + $4.61(fruit salad) + $0.86(tomatoes) = $41.70

Citation: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/05/29/Former-heroin-addict-Marvin-Francois-died-in-the-electric/6564486187200/

Scott Andrew Mink

Offender: Scott Andrew Mink killed his parents when they hid the car keys preventing him from going to buy drugs.

Meal: Scott Andrew Mink choose a t bone; burger with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions, ketchup, and mustard; fries; a coke; a baked potato with sour cream and butter, broccoli, and cauliflower. I had the steak, burger, fries, and coke at Denny's, the potato at Wendy's, at the vegetables at Walmart.

State: Ohio

Cost: $15.99(t bone steak) + $8.99(burger) + $2.29(coke) + $2.09(baked potato) +1.79(broccoli and cauliflower) = $31.15

Citation: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/ohio/1350-days-and-17-steps-why-it-took-so-long-for-ronald-phillips-to-die/455796771

Donald Beardslee

Offender: Donald Beardslee and two accompices killed a pair of women over a drug deal gone wrong.

Meal: Donald Beardslee was offered a standard meal of chili macaroni, mixed vegatables, salad, and cake, but turned it down. He did ask for, and received, grapefruit juice. 

State: California

Cost: $2.98(salad) + $1.98(cake) + $1.78(chili mac) + $1.38(juice) + $1.14(vegetables) = $9.26

Citations:

• https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Murderer-Beardslee-executed-Lethal-injection-at-2704322.php
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-19-me-execute19-story.html

Steve Henley

Offender: Steve Henley and an accomplice killed an elderly couple and burned down their house.

Meal: Steve Henley choose fried fish, oysters, shrimp, hush puppies, and onion rings. I had all of it from Rue, except for the onion rings which were from 2Toots Train Whistle Grill.

State: Tennessee

Cost: $16.00(catfish la rue) + $15.00(oysters) + $14.00(shrimp) + $5.00(hush puppies) + $4.95(onion rings) = $54.95

Citation: https://www.wkrn.com/top-news/tennessee/last-meal-requests-from-tennessee-death-row-inmates/

Bobby Joe Long

Offender: Bobby Joe Long killed several women he found over classified ads.

Meal: Bobby Joe Long choose a roast beef sandwich, fries, bacon, and soda. I had all of it at Arby's.

State: Florida

Cost: $4.81(roast beef sandwich) +$2.39(fries) + $1.99(drink) + $0.84(bacon) = $9.83

Citation: https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/tampa-serial-killer-bobby-joe-long-has-no-visitors-before-execution-20190523/

Joseph Burns

Offender: Joseph Burns stabbed and robbed a hotel manager.

Meal: Joseph Burns choose roast beef and turkey sandwiches, and a soda. 

State: Mississippi

Total Cost: $1.88(soda) + $1.64(bread loaf) + $1.22(roast beef) + $0.78(turkey) + $0.32(cheese) = $5.85

 Adjusted Cost:  $1.88(soda) + $0.70(bread slices) + $1.22(roast beef) + $0.78(turkey) + $0.32(cheese) = $4.99

Citation: https://www.nola.com/crime/2010/07/mississippi_executes_man_for_1.html

Thomas Ward

Offender: Thomas Ward killed his wife's step father.

Meal: Thomas Ward choose butter pecan ice cream and grapes.

State: Louisiana

Cost: $3.88(butter pecan ice cream) + $1.07(red grapes) + $0.90(green grapes) = $‭5.85‬

Citation: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/05/16/Louisiana-executes-convicted-killer/4390800596800/