In his parting address, the 69-year-old, who had always insisted on his innocence, said: “I leave you all with love.” I get to travel to paradise now. Don’t cry on my behalf. Simply come along when it’s time.”
After receiving a single dose of the sedative pentobarbital at the state jail in Bonne Terre on Tuesday, he was declared dead at 6:11 p.m.
According to News, his last meal that morning was a New York strip steak, a baked potato with butter and sour cream, Texas toast, Dutch apple pie, orange juice, and milk.
Missouri has carried out the second execution of a death row inmate this year; the country has carried out seven executions overall. The prisoner was found guilty of killing both her husband and his previous lover.
