Before an Oklahoma murderer who butchered a 10-year-girl in hopes of acting out his cannibalistic delusion was executed Thursday, he opted for his final meal to be that of comfort food.
Kevin Ray Underwood requested chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, pinto beans, a hot roll, cheeseburger and fries with ketchup, and a soda, prison officials said, according to USA TODAY.
Afterward Thursday, Underwood was led to the death chamber where he was prepared for execution via lethal injection, the same day as his 45th birthday.
"I would like to apologize again for all the terrible things that I did," Underwood said as part of his final statement, according to the paper. "I hate that I did those things, and I wish I could take them back."
"The decision to execute me on my birthday and six days before Christmas was a needlessly cruel thing to do to my family," he added, according to The Independent. "[B]ut I'm very sorry for what I did and I wish I could take it back."
He was pronounced dead at 10:14 a.m.
Underwood was put to death for the grisly murder of his juvenile Oklahoma City neighbor Jamie Rose Bolin in 2006.
He lured the girl to his apartment with promises of playing with his pet rat, investigators said, according to the McAlester News-Capital. He then smacked the girl on the back of the head with a cutting board and suffocated her.
He admitted to attempting to sexually assault and behead her. Underwood also said he planned to act out his fantasy of cannibalism but became "disgusted with himself" and couldn't follow through, said investigators, the paper reported.
Jamie's remains were found concealed in a plastic container in Underwood's apartment.
"Go ahead and arrest me," Underwood told authorities, according to the outlet. "She's in there. I hit her and chopped her up. I'm going to burn in hell."
During police questioning, he admitted to his fondness for the victim.
"Kind of favored this girl. I had seen her. You know what, I really liked her," Underwood confessed, KOCO-TV reported, citing court records.
