The text recounts various unusual and sometimes humorous last words spoken by individuals on death row. These range from jokes and bizarre statements to expressions of love for family and defiance against perceived injustice. The anecdotes highlight the diverse range of human emotions and thoughts that can be expressed in the face of death.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Death row houses individuals who have committed severe crimes.
2. Inmates on death row can wait decades before being executed.
3. James French was executed in Oklahoma in 1966 for murder.
4. Robert Charles Comer killed a philanthropist during a robbery in 1991.
5. Comer spent two decades on death row before being executed.
6. Thomas Grasso ordered an extensive last meal before his execution in 1995.
7. Grasso expressed dissatisfaction with his last meal in a press release.
8. George Appel was executed in 1928 for the murder of a police officer.
9. Aileen Wuornos was charged with the murder of seven men and executed in 2002.
10. Grover Cleveland Redding was executed in 1921 for starting a riot that resulted in deaths.
11. Mary Blandy was executed in the 18th century for patricide using arsenic.
12. Vincent Gutierrez was executed in 2007 for carjacking and murder.
13. George Engel, a union activist, was condemned for his participation in a deadly riot.
14. Patrick Bryan Knight was executed in Texas in 2007 after soliciting jokes for his last words online.
15. Clairvius Narcisse was reported to have been turned into a zombie through voodoo.
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