YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio killer says he’s not deliberately gaining weight to keep his death sentence from being carried out.

Richard Cooey also says he believes his deep veins are a constitutional issue.

Cooey is scheduled to die Oct. 14th for raping and fatally beating two young women in Akron 22 years ago.

In a death row interview with The Associated Press, Cooey said Tuesday that his veins are too deep to insert a lethal injection and that should rule out his execution.

The 5-foot, 7-inch Cooey weighs 267 pounds and has gained 70 pounds behind bars but says he hasn’t done that on purpose in hopes of staying alive.

During the hourlong interview at the state penitentiary in Youngstown, Cooey said he would take a bullet to the head if that would satisfy people.

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