Rainey Bethea

Offender: Rainey Bethea broke into the home of an elderly woman, murdered her, and stole her belongings. He was the last inmate to be executed in public.

Meal: Rainey Bethea chose a pork chop, fried chicken, cornbread, pickles, mashed potatoes, lemon pie, and ice cream. All of those I got from Jewel. He can be seen here eating the pie.

Total Cost: $12.56(pork chops) + $1.79 (pickles) + $2.99(lemon pie) + $3.99(mashed potatoes) + $1.99(chicken breast) + $1.77(cornbread) + $4.49(ice cream) = $29.58

Cost: $2.09(pork chop) + $0.53 (pickles) + $1.49(lemon pie) + $1.99(mashed potatoes) + $1.99(chicken breast) + $1.77(cornbread) + $0.75(ice cream) = $10.65

State: Kentucky

Citation: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/01/last-public-execution-united-states/

Louis Jones

Offender: Louis Jones was an army veteran who murdered an army recruit on an army base in Texas. Due to the killing happening on federal property, it was declared a federal crime. Jones was initially held in the Huntsville Unit before being transferred to Terre Haute in Indiana for execution.

Meal: Louis Jones choose peaches, nectarines, and plums.

Cost: $1.28(peach) + $1.44(white peach) + $1.26(yellow nectarine) + $1.31(white nectarine) + $0.59 black plum + $0.78(pluot) = $6.66

Citation: https://web.archive.org/web/20030410195703/http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/7/029749-4807-093.html

Daniel Lucas

Offender: Daniel Lucas and his accomplice Brandon Rhode broke into a house and killed the father and his son and daughter.

Meal: Daniel Lucas choose meat pizza, a steak and cheese calzone, a chef salad with ranch and honey mustard dressing, a stuffed mushroom, and orange juice. I got all of the items from Jewel. 

Total Cost: $1.49(orange juice) + $1.49(pizza) + $3.79(calzone) + $5.00(stuffed mushrooms) + 3.99(chef salad) + $0.79(honey mustard dressing) = $16.55

Cost: $1.49(orange juice) + $1.49(pizza) + $3.79(calzone) + $2.50(stuffed mushroom) + 3.99(chef salad) + $0.79(honey mustard dressing) = $13.35

State: Georgia

Citation: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-georgia-execution-idUSKCN0XO1C2

Charles Starkweather

Offender: Charles Starkweather killed a gas station owner. Then along with his girlfriend and accomplice Caril Ann Fugate, went on a killing spre, targeting Caril's family and then killing two other families. 

Meal: Charles Starkweather choose cold cuts as his last meal. I choose two slices of sausage and salami, and a slice of roast beef and turkey from the Jewel deli counter.

Cost: $0.15(salami) + $0.84(roast beef) + $0.35(turkey) + $0.50(sausage) = $1.86

Citation: http://www.press53.com/Usual_Punishment.pdf

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

Brandon Rhode

Offender: Brandon Rhode and his accomplice Daniel Lucas broke into a house and killed the father and his son and daughter.

 Meal: Brandon Rhode received the standard meal of a chili dog, tater tots, coleslaw, carrots, fruit punch, and cake. I got the hot dog at Smokehouse and the rest at Jewel. 

Total Cost: 1.79(fruit punch) + 3.49(tater tots) + 1.50(carrots) + 1.26(coleslaw) + 2.50(carrot cake) + 3.69(chili dog) = $14.23

Adjusted Cost: 1.79(fruit punch) + 0.35(tater tots) + 1.50(carrots) + 1.26(coleslaw) + 2.50(carrot cake) + 3.69(chili dog) = $10.88

State: Georgia

Gary Heidnik

Offender: Gary Heidnik kidnapped several women who he abused, and killed two of them. He was one of the inspirations for Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs. 

Meal: Gary Heidnik choose two slice of pizza and two cups of black coffee. I got the pizza from Sbarro and the coffee from Gloria Jean's.

Cost: $8.18(Two slices pizza) + $2.09(Cup of coffee) = $10.27 

State: Pennslyvania

Citation: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/01/gary_heidniks_execution_in_199.html