Here’s What 18 Killer’s Last Meal On Death Row Looked Like

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Timothy McVeigh

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Timothy James McVeigh was an American terrorist convicted for the detonation of explosives in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City — commonly known as The Oklahoma City Bombings. McVeigh, a US Army Vet, sought revenge on the federal government for its handling of the 1993 Waco siege, and the 1992 Ruby Ridge incident. After being arrested for driving without plates and illegal firearm possession, McVeigh was identified as the suspect responsible for the bombings. He was convicted of 11 federal counts and sentenced to death by lethal injection. McVeigh’s sentence was carried out substantially faster than usual (most death row inmates spend 15 years on death row; McVeigh spent 4) and he was executed on June 11, 2001. He said his only regret was not leveling the building.

His last meal was two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream.

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Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

“You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. Do not make it contingent on their acceptance of you or their feelings for you. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone dislikes you or if someone doesn’t want to be with you. All that matters is that you are happy with the person you are becoming. All that matters is that you like yourself, that you are proud of what you are putting out into the world. You are in charge of your joy, of your worth. You get to be your own validation. Please don’t ever forget that.” — Bianca Sparacino

Excerpted from The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino.

Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

“You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. Do not make it contingent on their acceptance of you or their feelings for you. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone dislikes you or if someone doesn’t want to be with you. All that matters is that you are happy with the person you are becoming. All that matters is that you like yourself, that you are proud of what you are putting out into the world. You are in charge of your joy, of your worth. You get to be your own validation. Please don’t ever forget that.” — Bianca Sparacino

Excerpted from The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino.

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