A Georgia death row inmate scheduled for execution next week has ordered an extensive final meal that includes a variety of barbecue, fried foods, and two ice cream flavors. Stacey Humphreys, 53, is set to be put to death by lethal injection on September 16 for the 2003 murders of real estate agents Cyndi Williams, 33, and Lori Brown, 21.
Humphreys's requested final meal features barbecue beef brisket, pork ribs, a bacon double cheeseburger, French fries, buffalo wings, and a meat lovers pan pizza. For dessert, he asked for butter pecan and peach ice cream, accompanied by two caffeine-free sodas.
The execution is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison near Jackson. However, Humphreys's execution could be delayed as he has recently filed a motion for a new sentencing trial, which remains pending before a judge.
Humphreys's lawyers filed the motion on August 28, claiming juror misconduct during his initial sentencing. A judge has heard arguments from both the defense and prosecution but has not yet issued a ruling. If successful, this motion could grant Humphreys a new sentencing trial and potentially overturn his death sentence.
Humphreys was convicted of the murders, which occurred at a sales office in a model home in Powder Springs, a suburb approximately 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. He shot the women after forcing them to provide their bank PINs. Court filings indicate he stole their identification and bank cards, withdrawing over $3,000 from their accounts to pay off high-interest payday loans. At the time of the murders, Humphreys was on parole for a 1993 felony theft conviction.
His execution was previously scheduled for December but was halted when his legal team petitioned for two members of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to recuse themselves from his clemency hearing, citing conflicts of interest related to their roles during his trial. A judge ruled that one board member, who was a victim advocate during the trial, should recuse herself. The judge found no conflict for the other member, the sheriff of the county where the trial was moved due to pretrial publicity.
The Georgia Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal, and a petition is currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
If Humphreys's execution proceeds as scheduled, he will be the first person executed in Georgia since March 2024. The state's death penalty proceedings had been temporarily halted due to litigation surrounding a pandemic-era agreement that allowed defense lawyers to pause executions.