Shannon Johnson

Offender: Shannon Johnson shot and killed the boyfriend of his ex.

Meal: Shannon Johnson declined a special meal and received a standard meal of chicken lo mein, buttered bread, iced tea, carrots, and cake. I had the bread from Jewel, the chicken from Peking Chinese Food, and the cake and tea from Walmart.

State: Delaware

Total Cost: $4.50(chicken lo mein) + $3.49(bread loaf) + $2.08(butter) + $1.98(tea) + $1.98(cake) + $1.78(carrots) = $15.81

Adjusted 4.50(chicken lo mein) + $0.43(bread slice) + $2.08(butter) + $1.98(cake) + $0.25(tea) + $0.98(carrots) = $10.22

Citation: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2132686/Delaware-man-28-executed-lethal-injection-shooting-ex-girlfriends-lover.html

Mir Aimal Kasi

Offender: Mir Aimal Kasi shot several CIA employees, killing two and wounding three.

Meal: Mir Aimal Kasi choose fried rice, wheat bread, boiled eggs, and a banana. I had it all at Walmart.

State: Virginia

Total Cost: $2.98(fried rice) + $1.67(bread loaf) + $0.98(eggs) + $0.18(banana) = $5.81

Adjusted Cost: $2.98(fried rice) + $0.14(bread loaf) + $0.98(eggs) + $0.18(banana) = $4.28

Willie Trottie

Willie Trottie shot and killed his ex girlfriend and her brother, despite the latter putting up a fight with a gun of his own.

Offender: Willie Trottie had a standard meal of baked chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, and bread. For a drink he had a choice of punch, tea, or water. I got the chicken from Brown's Chicken and the rest from Walmart.

State: Texas

Total Cost: $4.99(chicken and side) + $1.64(bread loaf)  + $1.34(fruit punch) + $0.77(beans)

Adjusted Cost: $4.99(chicken and side) + $0.23(bread slices) + $1.34(fruit punch) + $0.77(beans)

Citation: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2751521/I-love-I-m-sorry-Last-words-condemned-Texas-inmate-executed-lethal-injection-1993-murders-ex-wife-brother.html

Coy Wesbrook

Offender: Coy Wesbrook was attending a party with his ex wife, her roommate, and three men. When he saw her in bed with two of the men, he went on a shooting rampage killing them all.

Meal: Coy Wesbrook received a standard meal of baked chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes with gravy, black eyed peas, bread, and cake. To drink he had a choice of tea, punch, or water. I had the chicken, green beans, potatoes, and tea from Brown's Chicken; the black eyed peas from Jewel; the bread from Walmart.

State: Texas

Total Cost: $4.99(chicken) + $3.75(sides and drink) +  $1.64(bread loaf) + $0.99(peas) = $9.73

Adjusted Cost: $4.99(chicken) + $3.75(sides and drink) +$0.23(bread slices) + $0.99(peas) = $8.41

Citation: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/a-year-of-killing-photographer-recreates-the-last-meals-of-2016s-death-row-inmates/6/

Barney Fuller

Offender: Barney Fuller went on a shooting rampage, killing a couple and wounding their son.

Meal: Barney Fuller received the standard meal of Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, bread, pinto beans, green beans, and pear crisp. He had a choice of tea, punch, or water to drink.

State: Texas

Total Cost: $2.48(crisp mix) + $2.18(Salisbury steak dinner) + $2.08(butter) + $1.68(tea) + 1.64(bread loaf) + $1.08 (sliced pears) + $0.92(pinto beans) + $0.88(green beans) = $12.94

Adjusted Cost: $2.48(crisp mix) + $2.18(Salisbury steak dinner) + $2.08(butter) + $0.23(tea) + 1.64(bread loaf) + $1.08 (sliced pears) + $0.92(pinto beans) + $0.88(green beans) = $11.49

Citation: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/a-year-of-killing-photographer-recreates-the-last-meals-of-2016s-death-row-inmates/19/

Richard Masterson

Offender: Richard Masterson strangled a man that he meet at a bar.

Meal: Richard Masterson choose baked chicken, mashed potatoes, black eyed peas, carrots, and sliced bread. To drink he had a choice of water, punch, or tea. I had baked chicken, mashed potatoes, and raspberry iced tea from Brown's Chicken; and peas, carrots, and bread from Walmart.

State: Texas

Total Cost: $4.99(chicken and side) + $2.25(drink) + $1.64(bread loaf) + $0.72(beans) + $0.68(carrots) = $10.28

Adjusted Cost: $4.99(chicken and side) + $2.25(drink) + $0.23(bread slices) + $0.36(beans) + $0.34(carrots) = $8.17

Citation: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/a-year-of-killing-photographer-recreates-the-last-meals-of-2016s-death-row-inmates/8/

Linroy Bottoson

Offender: Linroy Bottoson robbed a post office, kidnapped the postmistress, and killed her.

Meal: Linroy Bottoson had a couple of "last meals" but both times the execution was stayed. In the end he had the standard meal of the day.

• For his first "last meal" Bottoson had steamed shrimp, fried oysters, apple pie, and butter pecan ice cream. I got all of this from Walmart.
• For his second meal, Bottoson had barbecued ribs, onion rings, fries, coleslaw, apple pie, and milk. I got the ribs from Jewel; the rings, fries, and slaw from Culver's; the pie from Walmart; and the milk from the attached Subway.
• For his actual last meal, Bottoson had the standard meal of beef patties, cheese, and bread. I had two Angus beef patties with a slice of provolone and Colby jack from Walmart, and oat nut bread from Jewel.

State: Florida

First Meal:

• Total Cost: $5.24(shrimp) + 3.88(ice cream) + $2.72(oysters) + $0.50(apple pie) = $12.34
• Adjusted Cost: $2.62(shrimp) + $3.88(ice cream) + $2.72(oysters) + $0.50(apple pie) = $9.72

Second Meal:

• Total Cost: $12.99(ribs) + $2.89(onion rings + $1.99(fries) + $1.99(coleslaw) + $1.59(milk) + $1.59(milk) + $0.50(apple pie) = $23.54
• Adjusted Cost: $7.42(ribs) + $2.89(onion rings + $1.99(fries) + $1.99(coleslaw) + $1.59(milk) + $1.59(milk) + $0.50(apple pie) = $17.97

Standard Meal :

• Total Cost: $5.50(patties) + $0.29(provolone) + $0.23(Colby jack) + $3.49(bread loaf) = $9.51
• Adjusted Cost: $2.25(patties) + $0.15(provolone) + $0.12(Colby jack) + $0.84(bread slices) = $3.36

Citations:

• http://www.sptimes.com/2002/02/06/State/Executions_put_on_hol.shtml
• http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2002-12-07/news/0212070142_1_reprieve-muniz-lethal-injection
• http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/bottoson813.htm

Juan Raul Garza

Offender: Juan Raul Garza was a drug lord who convicted killing three associates who he suspected of being informants. He arranged two of the murders, and commited one personally. His crimes fell under the Anti-Drug Abuse act which has a federal death penalty for drug related murders. 

Meal: Juan Raul Garza choose steak, fries, onion rings, diet coke, and three slices of bread. I got a sirloin steak dinner from Denny's, which included sides, a a drink, and I asked for three slices of bread but only got two.

Cost: $11.69(sirloin steak dinner)

Citation: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-06-20/news/0106200204_1_warden-harley-lappin-juan-raul-garza-execution-room

Wesley Baker

Offender: Wesley Baker killed a woman who was leaving the mall with her young grandchildren.

Meal: Wesley Baker received the standard meal of pasta marinara, breaded fish, beans, bread, milk, and orange juice. The pasta and sauce were leftovers from Ultra Foods and Caputo's respectively, and the rest were from Jewel.

State: Maryland

Total Cost: $0.99(beans) + $1.99(milk) + $1.49(orange juice) + $4.99(salmon fillets) + $3.49(bread loaf) + $1.39(linguine) + $2.29(pasta sauce) = $16.63

Adjusted Cost: $0.45(beans) + $1.99(milk) + $1.49(orange juice) + $1.66(salmon fillets) + $0.21(bread slice) + $0.28(linguine) + $0.38(pasta sauce) = $6.36

Citation: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-te.md.baker06dec06-story.html

Michael Ross

Offender: Micheal Ross was a serial killer who killed several women in Connecticut

Meal: Micheal Ross declined a special meal and instead choose the standard meal of turkey la king with rice and vegetables, a slice of bread, a fruit, and a drink.

Total Cost: $1.09(peas) + $1.79(olives) + $2.99(celery) + $1.29(beans) + $2.79(rice) + 1.25(hominy) + $1.11(corn) + $0.79(broth) + $1 .88(turkey dinner) + $3.49(bread loaf) + 1.79(milk bottle) + $1.28(peach) = $17.46

Adjusted Cost: $0.36(peas) + $.60(olives) + $0.66(celery) + $1.29(beans) + $0.55(rice) + $0.31(hominy) + $0.22(corn) + $0.21(bread slice) + 1.79(milk bottle) +$1.28(peach) =  $7.27

State: Connecticut

Citation: http://www.lifedeathprizes.com/real-life-crime/michael-ross-killer-who-wanted-to-die-17213

Ignacio Cuevas

Offender: Ignacio Cuevas, along with two other inmates, held a unit of the Huntsville prison hostage. When prison officials broke the siege, he was the only survivor.

Meal: Ignacio Cuevas chose chicken and dumplings, rice, black eyed peas, sliced bread, and black eyed peas. For the tea I mixed Mio Lemonade and Sweet Tea mixes from Walgreen's. Everything else was from Jewel.


Total Cost: $2.99(chicken and dumplings) + $1.67(rice) + $2.50(black eyed peas) + 3.99(tea) + $3.99(lemonade) + $3.49(bread loaf) = $15.14

Adjusted Cost: $2.99(chicken and dumplings) + $0.83(rice) + $0.50(black eyed peas) + $0.12(tea) + $0.12(lemonade) + $0.21(bread slice) = $4.77

State: Texas

Citation: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/05/23/Only-inmate-prison-siege-survivor-executed/7926674971200/

Kenneth Williams

Offenders: Kenneth Williams kidnapped a cheerleader and her boyfriend, killed her, and then killed another man. For this he was given a life sentence, but escaped from prison. On the lam he murdered a man, and killed another in a car crash. He was last of a controversial quadruple execution, done to use drugs before they expired.

Meal: Kenneth Williams chose the Holy Communion, but also got the standard meal of two chicken pieces, two cinnamon rolls, the slices of bread, two cookies, tomatoes, rices, corn, and beans, and punch. I got the chicken, rolls, bread at Jewel; and the cookies, vegetables, and punch from Walgreen's.

Total Cost: $1.11(corn) + $1.19(tomatoes) + $0 .89(cookies) + $1.29(beans) + $2.79(rice) + $3.99(punch concentrate) + $2.98(chicken) + $2.50(cinnamon rolls)  + $3.49(bread loaf) = $19.23

Adjusted Cost: $0.22(corn) + $.30(tomatoes) + $0.89(cookies) + $1.29(beans) +$0.55(rice) + $0.24(punch concentrate) + $2.98(chicken) + $1.25(cinnamon rolls) + $0.43(bread slices) = $7.71

State: Arkansas

Citation: http://www.4029tv.com/article/kenneth-williams-takes-communion-with-last-meal/9573659