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Julia Ziegler-Haynes: Today's Special

PETER J. MINIEL, October 6, 2004

20 beef tacos, 20 beef enchiladas, two double cheeseburgers, a pizza with jalapeños, fried chicken, spaghetti with salt, a small fruit cake, half of a chocolate cake, half of a vanilla cake, cookies-n-cream ice cream, caramel pecan fudge ice cream, two Coca-Colas, two Pepsi-Colas, two root beers, and two orange juices.

Peter J. Miniel, 42, was executed by lethal injection on October 6, 2004 in Huntsville, Texas for the murder of a 21-year-old man. Miniel spent 16 years on death row.

 

JACKIE LEE WILLINGHAM, July 24, 2003

Fettuccine Alfredo, a small deep-dish pepperoni pizza, breadsticks, and two Peppermint Patties.

Jackie Lee Willingham, 33, was executed by lethal injection on June 24, 2003 in McAlester, Oklahoma for the murder of a 62-year-old woman. Willingham spent eight years on death row.

 

DAVID LEON WOODS, May 4, 2007

Pizza and birthday cake.

David Leon Woods, 42, was executed by lethal injection on May 4, 2007 in Michigan City, Indiana for the murder of a 77-year-old man. Woods spent 22 years on death row.

 

LEWIS EUGENE GILBERT, II, July 1, 2003

A half-gallon of vanilla ice cream, a box of Whoppers, and a box of assorted ice cream cones.

Lewis Eugene Gilbert, II, 31, was executed by lethal injection on June 1, 2003 in McAlester, Oklahoma for the murder of a 37-year-old woman. Gilbert spent seven years on death row.

 

JAMES REXFORD POWELL, October 1, 2002

One pot of coffee.

James Rexford Powell, 56, was executed by lethal injection on October 1, 2002 in Huntsville, Texas for the murder of a 10-year-old girl. Powell spent 11 years on death row.

 

ROBERT ANTHONY BUELL, September 24, 2002

A single black, unpitted olive.

Robert Anthony Buell, 62, was executed by lethal injection on September 24, 2002 in Lucasville, Ohio for the murder of an 11-year-old girl. Buell spent eight years on death row.

HASTINGS ARTHUR WISE, November 4, 2005

A lobster tail, French fries, coleslaw, banana pudding, and milk.

Info: Hastings Arthur Wise, 51, was executed by lethal injection on November 4, 2005 in Columbia, South Carolina for the murders of a 27-year-old woman and three men ages 56, 30, and 31. Wise spent four years on death row.