Killer Brian Dorsey's huge final meal before lethal injection caused inmate to raise head blinking

Killer Brian Dorsey ate a final meal of greasy takeout food as his last meal after his final bid for life was denied.

Dorsey was executed by lethal injection Tuesday night at the state prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri. The US Supreme Court declined his appeals, and Governor Mike Parson rejected a clemency request on Monday. Dorsey, formerly of Jefferson City, was convicted of killing his cousin Sarah and her husband Ben Bonnie on Dec. 23, 2006, at their home near New Bloomfield.

The 52-year-old was served his last meal at 11 a.m. Tuesday, he ordered multiple dishes of his favorite foods—two cheeseburgers, chicken strips, two large orders of French fries, and a pizza with sausage, pepperoni, onion, mushrooms, and extra cheese—according to the Missouri Department of Corrections.

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This week, the Republican governor of the state dealt a serious blow to Dorsey, who had asked for a commutation of his life sentence. Dorsey cited his remorse, his rehabilitation while incarcerated, and his representation at trial by attorneys who allegedly had a "financial conflict of interest" in support of his petition. Dorsey was ultimately put to death Tuesday by the way of lethal injection, being pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m.

Prior to his execution, Dorsey apologized to the families of Sarah and Benjamin Bonnie, his victims, and thanked those who had fought for him in a final written statement.

“To all of the family and loved ones I share with Sarah and to all of the surviving family and loved ones of Ben, I am totally, deeply, overwhelmingly sorry. Words cannot hold the just weight of my guilt and shame,” Dorsey said, according to the statement provided to CNN by his attorneys. “I still love you. I never wanted to hurt anyone. I am sorry I hurt them and you.”

“To my family, friends, and all of those that tried to prevent this, I love you! I am grateful for you,” he said. “I have peace in my heart in large part because of you and I thank you. To all those on ALL sides of this sentence, I carry no ill will or anger, only acceptance and understanding.”

Some family members of the victims support the execution, stating that Dorsey committed the "ultimate betrayal" when he killed Sarah Bonnie, his cousin, and her husband Benjamin and left their daughter Jade, who was 4 years old at the time, in the house with her parents' bodies locked in their bedroom. Dorsey's petition also mentioned support from some relatives who his attorneys claimed were also related to the victims.

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“Not only did Jade lose her parents but we also lost a daughter and son, sister and brother, aunt and uncle, and a great aunt and great uncle to so many,” the statement from Sarah Bonnie’s family reads, in part.

“They were loved so deeply by anyone that knew them,” it said. “All of these years of pain and suffering we finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Brian will get the justice that Sarah and Ben have deserved for so long.”