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

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Bruno Richard Hauptmann

Yasmina Haryono
Yasmina Haryono

Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted for kidnapping and murdering the 20-month-old son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh in 1932. After kidnapping the infant and demanding a ransom of $50,000 (which was delivered) the body of the baby was found in the woods 2 months after the kidnapping. Some have theorized the infant’s death was accidental. After a trial for what was dubbed “The Crime of the Century”, several appeals, and even two stays of execution while the case was reviewed, Hauptmann was executed by the electric chair at the New Jersey State Prison in 1936. In his final words he still maintained his innocence.

His last meal consisted of celery, olives, chicken, french fries, buttered peas, cherries, and a slice of cake.

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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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