on july 24, 1981, a san bernardino county jury sentenced anderson to death. his last meal before the execution was two grilled cheese sandwiches with radishes, one pint of cottage cheese, a hominy/corn mixture, one slice of peach pie, and one pint of chocolate chip ice cream. on january 29, 2002, anderson was executed by lethal injection at san quentin state prison. he was pronounced dead at 12:30 am pacific time.