Chilling reason why man on death row ordered a single olive as his last meal before execution

It is possibly the strangest final meal order to come out of death row, but there was method to his madness

Joe Yates

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Topics: Death Row, Crime, US News

Joe Yates

Joe is a journalist for UNILAD, who particularly enjoys writing about crime. He has worked in journalism for five years, and has covered everything from murder trials to celeb news.

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Chilling reason why man on death row ordered a single olive as his last meal before execution

It is possibly the strangest final meal order to come out of death row, but there was method to his madness

Chilling reason why man on death row ordered a single olive as his last meal before execution

It is possibly the strangest final meal order to come out of death row, but there was method to his madness

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