The transcript discusses unusual last words of criminals before execution, highlighting various instances where death row inmates made puns, jokes, or strange statements. For example, James French joked about his execution being a headline, while Robert Charles Tauri's last words were an enigmatic reference to potatoes. Thomas Grasso complained about not receiving his requested spaghetti, and Eileen Warnos left cryptic remarks about returning like in the movie Independence Day. The piece also mentions George Engel's defiant proclamation of anarchy and Clarence Ray Allen's cultural farewell. The overall theme is the peculiar and sometimes humorous final statements made by those facing execution.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. James French was executed in 1966 in Oklahoma for murder.
2. Robert Charles Tauri killed a philanthropist, Robert Jones, during a robbery in the 91st year and spent 20 years on death row.
3. Thomas Grasso was executed in 1955 and ordered a large meal before his execution.
4. George Engel was a socialist activist who was accused of organizing riots and was sentenced to hang.
5. Mary "The Blondie" was accused of murdering her father with arsenic in the 18th century.
6. Vincent Gutierrez was executed in 2007 for theft and murder.
7. Patrick Bryan Night was executed for kidnapping and killing his neighbors.
8. Clarence Ray Allen was executed for organizing the murders of three people from prison.
9. Sarah Good was executed by hanging during the Salem witch trials.
10. Jimmy Glass was executed in the electric chair in 1987 for a terrible crime.
11. Timothy McVeigh was a terrorist who carried out a terrorist attack in Oklahoma City in 1995.
12. Robert Charles Chambers was sentenced to death in 1988 for several murders.
13. Charlie Livingston was accused of robbery and brutal murder in 1983 and was sentenced to execution by lethal injection.
14. Aaron Mitchell was the last man executed in the gas chamber in California in 1967.
15. Douglas Roberts committed murder and was sentenced to lethal injection in 1997.
16. Inca Ball brutally killed the parents and brother of his wife and was executed in the 19th year.
17. Rodney Bearden tried to escape from prison in 2011 and killed an officer during the escape.
18. Eileen Warnes was accused of murdering seven men and was sentenced to six death sentences in 2002.
19. Grover Cleveland Trading staged a riot that resulted in several deaths and was accused of murder.
20. Tom Blakely Jackie participated in a train robbery in the early 20th century and was hanged for his crime.