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Texas no loner accepts last meal requests for death row inmates, after a murderer ordered a feast and refused to eat it in 2011.

Jul 8, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: Texas no loner accepts last meal requests for death row inmates, after a murderer ordered a feast and refused to eat it in 2011.

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