Posted on 10/14/2008 10:08:59 AM PDT by TonyInOhio
LUCASVILLE, Ohio — A death row inmate convicted of murdering two women 22 years ago was set to death Tuesday without any family members present.
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The 5-foot-7, 267-pound Cooey had tried to avoid execution by arguing that his obesity would prevent humane lethal injection because viable veins in his arms are hard to find.
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Cooey dined Monday evening on the special meal he ordered, including T-bone steak with A-1 sauce, onion rings, french fries, four eggs over easy, toast with butter, hash browns, a pint of rocky road ice cream, a Mountain Dew soft drink and bear claw pastries.
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He was starring on “The Biggest Murderer” show on NBC. Olbermann had tears, like Medellin in Texas.
May the Lard have mercy on his soul!
*snicker*
Thanks for the laugh!
It’s always Mountain Dew.
If I was on death row, my last meal request would be for an all you can eat buffett........
>>viable veins in his arms are hard to find.
bull; I’m 5’9”, 280 pounds, not much diff from him and
they can find veins in my arms for blood work, etc.
22 years after the conviction.......
10 to 12 years should be plenty to get guilt straightened out.
I mean, it's impossible to be "too fat to fry," right?
There was some doubt about whether the execution would go smoothly. Let’s hear it for the experimental method!
My gosh, no wonder he was fat! That’s 3 meals!
They should have said “Sorry, but for your last meal, we’re putting you on a diet”
good riddance to this POS
I prefer the noose. It has a certain earthiness and authenticness about it that modern methods lack. And it’s proven effective by centuries of successful application.
I know, it can behead the occassional lard ass and an improperly constructed gallows can collapse, but I can live with that if the courts will let them die by it.
You're right. Why is that?
Is there a budget limitation for a last meal?
I would think that at least a few death row inmates would request extremely expensive meals - like a rare grand cru Burgundy and a true Kobe filet sauteed in Piedmontese white truffle oil or something.
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