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A murderer on death row requested a last meal of two pizzas, five lbs of cheese, super sized french fries, nachos, cherry Cokes, milkshakes, strawberry ice cream and more, before he was killed by lethal injection.

Gary Carl Simmons tucked into the 28,974 calorie-busting feast before he was led into the death chamber at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman.

The 49-year-old was found guilty of shooting 21-year-old grocery store butcher Jeffery Wolfe in August 1996.

He then chopped up his body with knives the butcher had sharpened for work and scattered his body parts in an alligator-infested creek.

The Mississippi blog GulfLive reported that Simmons asked for one Pizza Hut medium Super Supreme Deep Dish pizza, double portion, with mushrooms, onions, jalapeno peppers, and pepperoni; pizza, regular portion, with three cheeses, olives, bell pepper, tomato, garlic and Italian sausage; 10 8-oz. packs of Parmesan cheese; 10 8-oz. packs of ranch dressing; one family size back of Doritos nacho cheese flavor; 8 oz. jalapeno nacho cheese; 4 oz. sliced jalapenos; 2 large strawberry shakes; two 20-oz. cherry Cokes; one super-size order of McDonald's fries with extra ketchup and mayonnaise; and two pints of strawberry ice cream.

For those that will never taste freedom again, the last meal is supposed to symbolise the condemned making peace with those responsible for their death.

The custom has been cancelled in Texas however, following last year’s request by Lawrence Russell Brewer for an enormous meal that included two fried chicken steaks with gravy and sliced onions, a triple bacon cheeseburger, a cheese omelette (with ground beef, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and jalapeños), fried okra, a pound of barbecued meat with half a loaf of white bread, three fajitas, a pizza (topped with pepperoni, ham, beef, bacon and sausage), a pint of Blue Bell Ice Cream, a slab of peanut butter fudge and three root beers – none of which he consumed.

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Similar hints of defiance of convicts set to be executed are also evident in a series of “special meals” recreated by photographer Henry Hargreaves.

Snapped from the point of view of the prisoner, the images illustrate the final moments of those sentenced to death in a manner far more vivid than words that can read like a shopping list.

The sight of a singly unpitted olive – believed to be a symbol of rebirth ? placed on a large ceramic plate and set with cutlery is stark and mildly absurd.

Ordered by Victor Feguer before his execution in 1963, he is reported to have been buried with the stone placed in his pocket.

And similar to Brewer’s handling of his untouched gargantuan feast, the images illustrate other meals that were refused by death row inmates.

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Murderer and armed robber Angel Nieves Diaz declined to break bread before going to his death – but was served a regular prison meal, which he also refused.

Notorious serial killer, rapist, kidnapper and necrophile Ted Bundy – who talked of suicide on the eve of his execution ? also didn’t seem to have much of an appetite ahead of taking a seat in the electric chair. He was still served a ‘traditional’ meal of steak, eggs, hash browns and toast.

And in a grisly final gag, murderer Ricky Ray Rector declared to a guard he was saving his pecan pie pudding for later after polishing off steak, fried chicken and Cherry Kool-Aid.

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Afters were a priority for serial killer Timothy McVeigh too. The Oklahoma City bomber skipped mains in favour of two pints of mint and chocolate chip ice cream before he was executed by lethal injection.

John Wayne Gacy – responsible for the sexual assaults and murders of at least 33 teenage boys and young men ? was even more gluttonous. Having been a KFC restaurant manager, the final order made by the “Killer Clown” included a bucket of the fast food chicken and a pound of strawberries.

And in an act that would no doubt irk those that believe the last meal is a luxury that should not be afforded, Ronnie Lee Gardner was permitted to watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy as he fasted for 48 hours after his final supper.

Click here for 'Lawrence Russell Brewer's giant uneaten last supper and death row's oddest final meals' .