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Published: Jan 12, 2006 12:56 PM
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Last meals

Last meals of executed inmates since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in North Carolina on June 1, 1977.

Name Execution Date Last Meal
James Hutchins 03/16/84 No request made (didn't eat)
Margie Barfield 11/02/84 Cheeze Doodles, Kit Kat, & a Coke
John Rook 09/19/86 One Dozen Hot Dogs, 2 Cokes
Michael McDougall 10/18/91 2 Rib-eye Steaks, French Fries
John S. Gardner 10/23/92 Popcorn Shrimp, Hushpuppies, Coleslaw, French Fries, Coke
David Lawson 06/15/94 Large Pizza & Sweet Tea
Kermit Smith 01/24/95 4 Pieces White-Meat Chicken, Pepsi & Mountain Dew
Phillip Lee Ingle 09/22/95 Steak, Salad, Potato, Tea, & Butter-Pecan Ice Cream
Ricky Lee Sanderson 01/30/98 One Honey bun
Zane Brown Hill 08/14/98 2 Burger King Whoppers w/lettuce & tomato, Coke
John Thomas Noland, Jr. 11/20/98 1 Large Pepperoni Pizza, 1 Burrito Supreme, 6 Diet Cokes, & 4 Finger-size Butterfingers
James David Rich 03/26/99 1 Large Pizza with Cheese, Olives, Mushrooms, & Banana Peppers on it; 1 Pepsi
Harvey Lee Green, Jr. 09/24/99 No request made (didn't eat)
Arthur Martin Boyd, Jr. 10/21/99 2 Wendy's Bacon Mushroom Melt Hamburgers; 1 pint chocolate milk
David Junior Brown 11/19/99 No request made (didn't eat)
Michael Earl Sexton 11/09/00 Regular Philly Steak & Cheese Sub w/onions & green peppers, 1 Pepsi
Willie Ervin Fisher 03/09/01 No request made (didn't eat)
Clifton Allen White 08/24/01 2 Lg. Pizzas w/pepperoni, sausage, hamburger on them, 1 Coke
Ronald Wayne Frye 08/31/01 2 Arby's Roast Beef Sandwiches, French Fries, 1 hamburger, Pepsi, 1 pint chocolate ice cream
David Junior Ward 10/12/01 T-bone steak (well done), Tossed Salad w/French Dressing, French Fries, Texas Toast, Ice Tea
John Hardy Rose 11/30/01 2 Wendy's Single Cheeseburgers w/lettuce, tomato, mustard, & ketchup; Lg. Fries, 1 Pepsi, Lg. Frosty
Ernest West Basden 12/06/02 Regular Tray from Dining Hall (Breaded veal w/gravy, mashed potato, 3-bean salad, mixed vegtables, an orange, bread, fruit punch.)
Desmond Keith Carter 12/10/02 (From the Canteen) 2 Cheeseburgers, 1 Steak Sub Sandwich, & 2 Cokes
William Quentin Jones 08/22/03 Tossed Salad (from dining hall), No Bacon, Thousand Island Dressing, 1 Coke
Henry Lee Hunt 09/12/03 Medium Pizza from Dominos with pepperoni, hamburger, Canadian bacon, sausage, onions, mushrooms, and green peppers, 1 Coke
Joseph Earl Bates 09/26/03 Two Pork Chops, Double Order of French Fries, Hush Puppies, Apple Pie, Pepsi & Dr. Pepper
Edward Hartman 10/03/03 Greek Salad, Linguine with white clam sauce, cherry cheese cake, garlic bread and 1 Coke
Joseph Timothy Keel 11/07/03 Chicken Wing & Breast, Biscuit, and Dirty Rice from Bojangles, Steak w/mushrooms & onions, and Diet Coke.
John Dennis Daniels 11/14/03 Ribeye Steak, Baked Potato w/butter & sour Cream, Hushpuppies, Roll, Piece of Pecan Pie, and Coke.
Robbie James Lyons 12/05/03 Halaal Pizza all the way (no olives or anchovies), Halaal lasagna, and Pepsi
Raymond Dayle Rowsey 01/09/04 Domino's small Fajitzza, 10 (fire) Buffalo Wings, Peanut M&M's, and Pepsi
Sammy Crystal Perkins 10/08/04 McDonald's Lg. Fries, 2 Fried Chicken Breasts, 2 Fried Chicken Wings, Sweet Potato Pie, 20 oz. Coke w/cup of ice.
Charles Wesley Roache 10/22/04 Sirloin Steak, Popcorn Shrimp, Salad with blue cheese dressing, Grand Honey bun, Vanilla Coke
Frank Ray Chandler 11/12/04 Medium pizza from Pizza Hut with pepperoni, ham, Canadian bacon, mushrooms, black olives, & extra cheese, Milk with ice.
William Dillard Powell 03/11/05 Medium Thin Crust Pizza with pepperoni, mushrooms, & Canadian bacon; 1 Wendy's Single Hamburger w/mustard, chili, & onions; 20 oz. Pepsi.
Earl Richmond, Jr. 05/06/05 No request made (didn't eat)
Stephen Van McHone 11/11/05 Medium rare Porterhouse steak, steak fries, chocolate cheesecake, 20-ounce Mountain Dew.
Elias Syriani 11/18/05 no meal
Kenneth Lee Boyd 12/2/05 medium-well New York strip steak, baked potato with sour cream, a roll with butter, a salad with ranch dressing, and a Pepsi.

Source: State Department of Correction

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