Why Executed Death Row Murderer John Ramirez Didn't Get Last Meal Before Being Killed
Why Executed Death Row Murderer John Ramirez Didn't Get Last Meal Before Being Killed Mary Akanbi 6th October, 2022 John Henry Ramirez was killed by lethal injection for the 2004 murder of dad-of-nine, Pablo Castro who Ramirez stabbed 29 times during a robbery and four of the victim’s children witnessed the execution A mugshot of John Henry Ramirez who was executed in Texas on October 5 The last meals requested by death row inmates before they are led off to the execution chamber is something ingrained in the mythos of the US. From monstrous four course meals to the two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream ordered by Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, it shows a morbid last glimmer of humanity before they're killed. Despite the death penalty being outlawed in much of the Western world, in the US it is still relatively commonplace. In 2021, 11 prisoners were put to death across federal and state levels with the executions continuing this year. He ...