Executed
James Edward Smith
James Edward Smith, 37, was put to death by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 26, 1990, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. UNILAD and LADbible articles published in 2026 describe him as a practitioner of voodoo who believed in it and hoped a ritual would help his journey into reincarnation. Those articles report that he asked for a lump of dirt as his final meal, tied to that practice, and that the request was denied and he was given plain yoghurt instead.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
Sources (5)
- Executed Inmates
- Death row inmate's haunting last words as Florida carries out first double execution in 60 years
- Death row inmates' final meal orders confirmed ahead of triple execution
- Death row inmate facing execution today will have strict budget for final meal
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