Ranking EVERY Death Row Meal: Francis “Two Gun” Crowley

@JoshSlavin 13 days ago

Here’s some additional background information if you’re interested in learning more!: - Over the course of the standoff, Crowley’s partner, Fats Durringer, and girlfriend, Helen Walsh, reloaded his pistols for him. In an attempt to drive him from the apartment, police cut a hole into the roof and threw several tear gas grenades inside. Crowley reportedly picked up and threw a number of them back at the police. However, after suffering four gunshot wounds, Crowley started bleeding out and decided to surrender. When he was captured, police found Crowley with two pistols strapped to his legs. Additionally, they found a letter that Crowley had written during the standoff which stated: “To whom it may concern: Under my coat is a weary heart, but a kind one. One that would do nobody any harm” - Less than three weeks after Crowley’s conviction, His partner, Fats Durringer, was found guilty of a separate murder. Both men were sentenced to face the electric chair on the same day. Crowley's last words to the prison warden was a request for a rag. This request referred to Durringer's death in the same electric chair - Crowley said, "I want to wipe off the chair after this rat sat in it." - During Crowley’s last year on death row, his behavior remained rebelious – He was reported to have stuffed his prison uniform down a toilet, set his bed on fire, and regularly crafted homemade weapons. However, over time, Crowley began to calm down and reportedly adopted a bird that regularly flew into his cell.