Dining with Darkness: Serial Killers' Last Suppers

Imagine for a moment that you are an inmate on death row and on your final days on this Earth, you were given one final meal. What would you choose? Would you want steak and lobster, or would you go for a cheesy slice of pizza or an epic burger? Or would you go for your favorite homestyle meal from your childhood?

Historical presenter Michelle Gibbons will discuss the last meals of some of the most infamous serial killers and the deeper meaning behind their choices. She will discuss the final meals and crimes of H.H. Holmes, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Aileen Wuornos, and more. Gibbons will also explain their possible thought processes as well as their psychological state when choosing their final meal, and contemplate if they had any remorse for their actions.

This program is made possible by Beyond the Page Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Madison Community Foundation.

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