A Missouri inmate convicted of killing two jailers in a botched prison escape savored two bacon cheeseburgers, curly fries, regular fries, and a chocolate shake as his last meal before his executio…
at the Bonne Terre prison on Tuesday, at 6:10 p.m. following his final meal, the Missouri Department of Corrections said.
His death came hours after the US Supreme Court rejected Tisius’ lawyer’s motion to block the execution, claiming in an appeal a juror at his sentencing hearing was illiterate, which would violate state law.Tisius’ last meal consisted of two bacon cheeseburgers, curly fries, regular fries, and a chocolate shake.“I really did try to become a better man. I really tried hard to give as much as I could to as many as I could,” Tisius wrote on the card provided to him.
Tisius’ case drew years of contention as advocates claimed he was a victim of poor circumstances having been homeless as a teenager and initially arrested as an 18-year-old in 1999 for pawning a rented stereo system, according to court records.Missouri Department of Correctio/AFP via Getty Images Just after midnight on June 22, 2000, Tisius arrived at the prison armed, alongside Vance’s girlfriend, Tracie Bullington, telling the two unarmed guards they were there to deliver cigarettes to the prisoner.
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