You’ve probably heard about Thomas Edison’s infamous 1903 film where he electrocuted an elephant. It’s just as…
Hamilton County sends more prisoners to death row than any other county in Ohio. And the prosecutor there is fed up…
South Carolina hasn’t killed anyone on death row in six years. Not because the state wouldn’t like to kill people, but…
A death row inmate in Atlanta, Georgia has asked the court to execute him by firing squad. He argues that the pain…
On June 17, 1939, Eugen Weidmann—a slick, handsome 31-year-old German—became the last person to be publicly executed…
Today, the crimes of Hannah Ocuish would be readily explained, if not outright forgiven. Her childhood incorporated all…
Perhaps if young Thomas Granger had been more discreet, more circumspect, his name would have long since vanished in…
Last week’s post on Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, got us thinking about other executions that…
Ruth Ellis had a difficult life leading up to the night she shot her on-and-off boyfriend, David Blakely, in 1955.…
Utah lawmakers are prepared to strap condemned criminals to this horrible chair and shoot them if they need to. They've…
Virtually every rich nation in the world has abolished the death penalty. But since the death penalty was reinstated…
Capital punishment is legal in 32 states in the US, and the primary method of execution in each of them is lethal…
Tuesday night was horrific. After weeks of controversy, Oklahoma had planned to execute two convicted murders with…
Tuesday night was horrific. After weeks of controversy, Oklahoma had planned to execute two convicted murders with…
Virtually all of the 32 American states that allow the death penalty rely on a deadly chemical cocktail to slowly and…
When most people think of beheadings they probably think of events far away in time and place, such as Marie…
This stark, almost peaceful looking room is actually Japan's execution room. The ring on top holds the noose, the red…
Capital punishment. Sends a chill down your spine, doesn't it? Hopefully none of our readers will ever see first-hand…
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