Seven strangest final death row meal requests from notorious murderers and serial killers

In the unlikely scenario that you ever find yourself on death row, have you considered what you'd choose to be your final meal before execution?

A roast dinner with lashings of gravy perhaps? Maybe a large Domino's pepperoni pizza with an extra pot of garlic and herb dip would be your go-to? Or you could forget about main courses altogether and skip straight to puddings?

For most of us, it's a choice we'll never actually have to make, but for thousands of condemned prisoners in the US, the decision has been all too real.

And, while many have chosen to have one final fast food fix, other death row meal requests have been far less conventional - here are seven of the strangest.

Death row inmates have requested some pretty weird final meals over the years (Getty Stock Images)

Peter Kürten

German-born Peter Kürten committed a serious of rapes and murders in the late 1920s, which earned him the terrifying nickname of 'the Vampire of Düsseldorf'.

In April 1931, he handed a death sentence for his crimes and requested Wiener schnitzel, fried potatoes and a bottle of white wine as his final meal, The Drinks Business says.

He even went back for seconds.

Victor Feguer

In 1960, Victor Harry Feguer shot a doctor in the head after luring him to his home under the pretence of a medical emergency.

His last meal before being executed by hanging was minimal: a single olive with the pip left in.

However, there was a reason behind the decision, as he apparently told guards that he'd hoped an olive tree would grow from his grave as 'a sign of peace'.

Gary Carl Simmons Jr

In 1996, Gary Carl Simmons Jr, nicknamed 'The Butcher', faced the lethal injection for dismembering a body with his butcher's knives and scattering the remains in an alligator-infested bayou, leading him to be sentenced to death in 1997.

Before he died in 2012, he requested one of the biggest meals in death row history, which totalled a whopping 29,000 calories.

One inmate requested a single olive (Getty stock image)

It included two pizzas, ten 8-oz packs of Parmesan cheese, ten 8-oz. packs of ranch dressing, one family size pack of Doritos nacho cheese flavour, 8-oz jalapeño nacho cheese, and 4-oz of sliced jalapeños.

He also requested a super-size order of McDonald's fries with extra ketchup and mayonnaise, two pints of strawberry ice cream, two large strawberry shakes and two 20-oz cherry Cokes.

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Thomas J Grasso

Coming in a close second in terms of sizeable last meals was Thomas J Grasso, who was executed in 1995 after he strangled an 85-year-old woman to death with a string of Christmas tree lights.

He ordered two dozen steamed mussels, two dozen steamed clams, a double cheeseburger from Burger King, six barbecue spare ribs, two milkshakes, a tin of SpaghettiOs with meatballs, half a pumpkin pie and strawberries and cream.

Grasso was notably irritated when the SpaghettiOs he ordered were substituted with spaghetti.

His reported words to the media were: "I did not get my SpaghettiOs, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this."

Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy declined to choose his final meal so was given a standard offering (Getty Images/Bettmann/Contributor)

Ted Bundy

And, one of the most infamous serial killers of all time, Ted Bundy - who committed at least 30 murders between 1974 and 1978 - declined a final meal.

Instead, he was given the standard death row meal of a medium-rare steak, eggs, hash browns, toast with butter and jam, tea, coffee and milk.

Gary Gilmore

Gary Gilmore was sentenced to death by firing squad after he robbed and murdered two men at a petrol station in Utah in 1976.

His death row meal request consisted of one hamburger, hard-boiled eggs, a baked potato, several cups of coffee and three shots of Jack Daniel’s whiskey.

Allen Lee Davis

In 1999, Allen Lee Davis was executed following the murder of a pregnant woman, Nancy Weiler.

Before he died, he tucked into a seafood banquet including a lobster tail, half a pound of fried shrimp; six-oz of fried clams, half a loaf of garlic bread, fried potatoes and 32-oz of A&W root beer.