Posted on 12/15/2022 9:43:17 AM PST by Morgana
A marine on death row for raping and murdering 16-year-old Leesa Marie Gray in 2000 ate pork chops and biscuits for his final meal before his execution.
Thomas Loden, 58, wore a red prison jumpsuit and was covered by a white head sheet during his execution as he beame the second inmate to be killed by lethal injection in Mississippi in two years.
His last meal was made up of two fried pork chops, fried okra, a baked sweet potato with butter, Pillsbury Grands biscuits with butter and molasses, peach cobbler with French vanilla ice cream and Lipton sweet tea, Fox News reported.
Loden had been condemned to die by lethal injection and spent the last 21 years in prison after pleading guilty for capital murder, on rape and four counts of sexual battery against teenager Leesa Marie Gray.
Wanda Farris, Gray's mother, attended the execution at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, to watch her daughter's killer die. She said last week that she had forgiven Loden years ago but didn't believe his apology.
Farris said: 'I don't particularly want to see somebody die. But I do believe in the death penalty... I do believe in justice.'
Before the injection started, Loden said he was 'deeply remorseful' for his crime.
'For the past 20 years, I've tried to do a good deed every single day to make up for the life I took from this world,' Loden said. 'If today brings you nothing else, I hope you get peace and closure.'
He concluded his last words by saying 'I love you' in Japanese, officials said.
Loden had been condemned to die by lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, ending up on death row in 2001.
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Full stomach slows the poison, but none of them realize then they will be conscious when they suffocate.
He led guilty, this should have been done 20 years ago.
Domo origato, Mr. Lethal Injection Roboto!
Yep.
Also a little off topic but I find it interesting that the muslim population in Japan is around .2 percent or less......not TWO percent......
.2%
No telling how much crime and killing that has saved.
I’m surprised he actually ate it.
Maybe the 1st time I’ve ever heard after a condemned man actually eating before being put to death.
I thought this guy killed himself years ago when he donned his Nike’s as the comet flew by.
SPJNK.
Why feed them at all on the final day? Give them a bottle of water and send them on their way.
Sweet tea? Ew.
Last meal ought to have a pound of salt added on top.
Then make him eat it.
They should surprise these death row bastards with their executions. Just randomly pick a day and let them have it. No scheduled execution.
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I hear Japan does this. I am all for it. Just not 20+ years later. Maybe 1-3 months or so. (my opinion)
Why did I have to pay for his 3 hots and a cot Daily for 22 years?
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Because you live in a country where such a practice enables judges, lawyers, and prison supervisors to enjoy high salaries at the expense of taxpayers like you!
No telling how much crime and killing that has saved.
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The Japanese are generally considered to be a cut above the intelligence of most Westerners, so it doesn’t surprise me that they elect to keep barbarians out of their country.
Japan does this.
Interesting his last words in this case were:
"He concluded his last words by saying 'I love you' in Japanese, officials said."
His last meal should’ve been 115 grains…
Not a bad idea…
Pillsbury Grands are pretty tasty...
He should have been castrated and forced to eat his own genitals. I’m so sick of these pervert sickos breathing the same air as the rest of the world. Lives ruined because of freaks like this.
If that is true then I take back my comments.
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