The grim final moments of murderer John Grant have been revealed in a new autopsy report which describes how the convict convulsed for 15 minutes before dying of his lethal injection.
Grant had sentenced to death in 1998 for the killing of Gay Carter, a member of staff at the prison where he was serving time for robbery, whom he stabbed 16 times.
At his execution in October 2021, Grant reportedly swore repeatedly and cried 'Let's go' before he was injected.
The new report shows that Grant's lungs after his execution weighed 1,390 grams, considerably more than the average weight of 1,000g.
Known as 'heavy lungs', it's thought this finding correlates with earlier reports that said Grant convulsed and vomited for 15 minutes after the injection before dying.
The lungs also contained levels of edema, congestion, and mild emphysematous change.
According to pathologist Dr. Mark Edgar the presence of edema would indicate that the condemned man would "be aware of sensations of drowning, asphyxia, and terror."
Grant, who also vomited on himself during his execution, requested a huge banquet to feast on for his last meal.
It included two bacon cheeseburgers with onions, tomatoes, pickles, lettuce and mustard, half a gallon of Neapolitan ice cream, a large bag of barbecue flavoured crisps, a large package of Nutter Butter sandwich cookies, and a 2-litre bottle of Mr Pibb.
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Grant's execution had been a controversial one as millions of people had signed a petition calling for his death sentence to be revoked.
After the 60-year-old was executed, his lawyer Sarah Jernigan claimed he had tried harder to atone and understand his actions "more than any other client I have worked with."
A statement released by Pamela Carter, daughter of Grant's victim Gay Carter, after the execution said: "At least we are starting to get justice for our loved ones. Even after Grant was removed from society, he committed an act of violence that took an innocent life."
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