Institutional Diet Log // Case Record
John Martin Scripps
Analysis of the 1996 Changi Prison execution, serial homicide spree, and final meal protocol.

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Subject:
John Martin Scripps
Offense:
Serial Murder
Location:
Singapore
Nationality:
British
Incident Date:
1995
Penalty:
Capital Execution
Status:
EXECUTED (1996)

Subject Profile
John Martin Scripps
1959–1996

Case Overview

John Martin Scripps, often referred to as the “Tourist from Hell,” was a British serial killer who murdered tourists across Singapore and Thailand in 1995. Using butchery skills he acquired during previous prison sentences, he dismembered his victims to facilitate disposal.

He was convicted for the murder of Gerard George Lowe in Singapore. His execution in 1996 made him the first Westerner to be hanged for murder in Singapore since the nation’s independence.

FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION: LAST MEAL REQUEST

On the day preceding his execution on April 19, 1996, Scripps requested a simple final meal:

  • Pizza
  • A cup of hot chocolate

Final Protocol Context

Scripps’s demeanor during his final days was described as relatively detached. After withdrawing his appeal and declining to seek presidential clemency, he famously remarked, “Karma is karma. It’s in God’s hands now,” indicating a resignation to his sentence.