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Full menu of double killer who ordered huge final meal before death row execution

Stacey Humphreys, 53, is scheduled to be executed on September 16 in Georgia after more than 20 years on death row. His last, huge meal has now been revealed. Stacey Humphreys, 53, is scheduled to ...

Execution date listed for this month as death row inmate set to become first woman put to death in Tennessee in 200 years

Christa Gail Pike, 50, is currently the only woman on Tennessee’s death row. Her execution is scheduled for September 30, 2026.

Huge setback for death row inmate set to become first woman killed by US state in 200 years next month

Christa Gail Pike is set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years, after decades on death row.

Death Row guard reveals disturbing moment that changed how he saw people – and still haunts him decades later

A former Death Row correctional officer says his time inside a Tennessee prison changed the way he viewed people.

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Death row inmate makes eerie final request days before his execution

Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez is just one day away from execution — but his final request has left many people stunned. 70-year-old Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez is due to be executed by lethal injection in Oklahoma on August 13. ...

Oldest death row inmate executed in Florida had to follow strict final meal rule most people don’t know about

Dennis Sochor, 74, was executed July 15, bringing attention to the policies limiting what inmates can request for their final meal.

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How Ohio death row inmate finally died after surviving 18 lethal injection attempts

Romell Broom spent decades on Ohio’s death row died from COVID-19 before the state was able to carry out his execution

Idaho allows volunteers to shoot dead eight death row inmates under new execution rules

A new ruling that has come into effect in the US state of Idaho will allow volunteer law enforcement officers to shoot and kill death row inmates. The state made the controversial switch on July ...

Florida death row inmate’s unusual final request changed the state’s last meal policy forever

One Florida death row inmate is the reason prisoners in the state can no longer choose this one thing before their execution.

The one item death row inmates cannot request for their last meal

Death row inmates can request almost anything for their final meal – but while some of history’s most notorious killers have made unforgettable last requests, one item remains off limits. While oversized last meal orders ...