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Spaghetti-O'sIn March 1995 Thomas J. Grasso was executed by lethal injection for his role in the murder of an elderly Tulsa woman. His last words? "I did not get my Spaghetti-O's, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this."
[James French was electrocuted in Oklahoma in 1966. His last words? "How about this for a headline for tomorrow's paper? French fries!" ... George Appel was electrocuted in New York in 1928. His last words? "Well, gentlemen, you are about to see a baked Appel!"]
[Trivia: In 2003, the British team behind Channel 4's sexually explicit 'Pornography: the Musical' began producing 'Death Row: the Musical' (written by poet Simon Armitage and avant-garde composer Simon Boswell). Instead of a final meal, prisoners would be given an opportunity to record a final song in the weeks before their executions.]
Grasso, Thomas J. (?-1995) American murderer
[Sources: theelectricchair.com; Sunday Times, Nov. 2003]More Thomas Grasso anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
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