Oldest death row inmates executed – and one of them had a very basic last meal

Two of the oldest death row inmates in the US, Oscar Franklin Smith and Carl Wayne Buntion, will executed on the death penalty."/>

Oscar Franklin Smith, 72, shot and stabbed his spouse earlier than killing her two teenage sons in 1989 (Image: AP)

One of many oldest dying row inmates within the US requested for a cheeseburger and apple pie for his final meal.

Oscar Franklin Smith, 72, stabbed and shot his estranged spouse, Judith Smith, alongside together with her sons Jason, 13, and Chad Burnett, 16, at their household dwelling in Nashville in 1989.

He has persistently maintained his innocence however his a number of appeals have been rejected and he might be executed by deadly injection at 7.15am native time).

Prisoners on dying row are given $20 (£15) for one particular meal the evening earlier than they're executed.

The aged triple-murderer selected a double bacon cheeseburger, a deep-dish apple pie and vanilla bean ice cream.

Smith is ready to be the second-oldest dying row prisoner to be executed, not far behind 78-year-old cop killer Carl Wayne Buntion.

Buntion murdered police officer James Irby, 37, in June 1990, when Mr Irby pulled him over in a site visitors cease in Houston.

Two of the oldest death row inmates in the US, Oscar Franklin Smith and Carl Wayne Buntion, will executed on the death penalty."/>

Oscar Franklin Smith, 72, has all the time denied murdering his spouse and her sons (Image: AP)

Two of the oldest death row inmates in the US, Oscar Franklin Smith and Carl Wayne Buntion, will executed on the death penalty."/>

Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, would be the oldest dying row inmate within the US (Image: Getty)

He shot Mr Irby as soon as within the head and twice within the again earlier than he was arrested.

Buntion utilized for clemency nevertheless it was rejected by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. He too might be killed by deadly injection right now.

Each males have waited greater than 30 years to satisfy their destiny however this isn't unusual as dying sentences include time-consuming attraction procedures.

Anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean mentioned: Carl Buntion is 78 years previous and has been on dying row for 31 years.

‘Carl can barely stroll and has been recognized with vertigo, arthritis, and different persistent sicknesses. What does this execution need to do with public security?’

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