Death Row Inmate Has Bizarre Complaint After Overeating His Last Meal

If you’re ever afraid to complain in a restaurant, remember the death row inmate who complained about his last meal.

Thomas J Grasso of New York was sentenced to death by lethal injection for two separate murders.

Grasso strangled the 87-year-old woman with her own Christmas lights before stealing her television and $10.

He and his girlfriend Lana lived with her grandmother, whose house was next door to Hilda’s.

After the murder, Grasso managed to avoid arrest and moved to New York with Lana, where the couple would marry.

On July 4, 1991, Grasso murdered 81-year-old Leslie Holtz on Staten Island and stole a Social Security check.

New York police arrested Grasso after Leslie’s murder, and he also confessed to Hilda’s murder.

After being indicted, Grasso pleaded guilty to both murders and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison in 1992.

Grasso would later be transferred to death row in Oklahoma for Hilda’s murder.

Prisoners on death row are allowed one last meal before being taken away to be executed.

Although there are stories of lavish and indulgent last meals, in reality there are rules in place regarding what prisoners can request.

For example, alcohol and tobacco are usually banned, but not always, and in the United States, states also impose spending limits.

As for Grasso, he had a real appetite for his order, feasting on two dozen clams and mussels, a half-dozen pork ribs and a double cheeseburger from Burger King.

It was all washed down with two strawberry milkshakes and half a pumpkin pie with strawberries for dessert.

Then came the grand finale: a box of SpaghettiOs with meatballs.

But Grasso had one complaint about his latest meal: His SpaghettiOs had been replaced with regular spaghetti.

This clearly meant something to the convicted murderer, who made four statements to the media.

The first was rather cryptic, with the killer stating: “What we call the beginning is often the end, and to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is the starting point.”

He then quoted TS Eliot and recited a poem he had written about his impending doom.

Finally, in the fourth statement, he revealed what was troubling him, saying: “I didn’t get my SpaghettiOs. I got spaghetti. I want the press to know that.”

Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz described Grasso’s death by lethal injection as “very peaceful,” lasting about seven minutes.