Dibs

He’s on Death Row in an Ohio prison, sentenced in 1987 for the murder of two-year-old Cynthia Collins. And now Kenny Richey wants to publish a cookbook based on recipes he has devised in prison. The 42-year-old Edinburgh native “is in talks with US publisher Excess Q to see if he can have Death Row Recipes released worldwide,” according to The Scotsman. “The firm has admitted that it thinks it could have ‘mass appeal.’ Among the dishes he says he has created is a fish toastie, made from salmon and prawns, which is put in a tortilla and cooked on his radiator. And he says that he makes his own version of alcopops by letting orange juice sit for two weeks then drinking it.” Yum! But that’s what you get for slaying toddlers. Although he maintains his innocence. The story continues: “Richey is reported as saying: ‘You have to be creative with the food here. It’s not the best. I also make my own hooch. I use orange juice and let it sit for a couple of weeks until it is ready. I enjoy the taste of it — it’s the closest thing to alcohol that you can have in a prison cell.’ Excess Q’s director, Luis Serrano, said: ‘People are interested in Death Row.’” Richey’s sentence was quashed last year only to be upheld by the US Supreme Court. Maybe he will elect to cook his own last meal.