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/

John Coffey

Offender: John Coffey is a fictional character from The Green Mile, who is accused of killing two girls.

Meal: John Coffey chooses meatloaf, mashed potatoes, peach cobbler, corn bread, and okra. I had all of it all Walmart, except the okra which was from Brown's Chicken.

State: Louisana

Total Cost: $7.98(cobbler) + $3.24(cornbread) + $2.50(meatloaf and potatoes) + $2.69(okra) = $16.41

Adjusted Cost: $2.00(cobbler) + $1.22(cornbread) + $2.50(meatloaf and potatoes) + $2.69(okra) = $9.37

Citation: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2009/06/ryan-deal/45-famous-last-meals/

Feltus Taylor

Offender: Feltus Taylor robbed a restaurant that he used to work for, killing an employee, and wounding the manager. 

Meals: 

• Feltus Taylor was served shrimp, seafood gumbo and soft shells crabs before receiving a stay. I got extra small shrimp, medium shrimp, and chicken and sausage gumbo from Walmart, and then added some of the small shrimp to the gumbo. I got the crabs from Koi Sushi and Grill.
• For his official last meal, he choose ribs, toast, onion rings, shrimp, corn on the cob, and cheesecake. I had the ribs and toast from Jewel; the onion rings from Culver's; and the shrimp, corn, and cheesecake from Walmart.

State: Louisiana 

First Meal Cost:

• Total: $8.64(crabs) + 5.44(medium shrimp) + 5.24(extra small shrimp) + 1.78(gumbo) = $21.10
• Adjusted: $8.64(crabs) + 2.72(medium shrimp) +1.75(extra small shrimp) + 1.78(gumbo) = $14.89

Second Meal Cost:

• Total: $21.49(ribs) + $3.49(bread loaf) + $5.44(shrimp) + $2.98(cheesecake) + $0.12(corn) + $2.99(onion rings) = $36.51
• Adjusted: $8.60(ribs) + $0.21(bread slice) + $2.72(shrimp) + $2.98(cheesecake) + $0.12(corn) + $2.99(onion rings) = $20.34

Citations:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070630160057/http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2000/0607/breaking12.htm
• http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/taylor640.htm