If you're looking for the most horrifying execution method in history, scaphism is a strong contender. Used by the ancient ...

Throughout history, states have used five different execution methods: lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas, firing squad and hanging. Lethal injection is the preferred method, but it is not ...

Editor's note: This is the latest edition of Curious Mississippi, a service to the readers of the Clarion Ledger. Other questions answered by Curious Mississippi have surrounded recycling, potholes, ...

EXECUTIONS HERE IN LOUISIANA, SEVERAL METHODS HAVE BEEN USED OVER THE YEARS. SO EARLY ON DURING OUR EARLY STATEHOOD AND COLONIAL PERIOD, HANGING WAS THE PRIMARY METHOD. IT WAS A PUBLIC SPECTACLE TO ...

Until the past 18 months, death row inmates in the United States were executed with mostly one method in modern history: lethal injection. Now, depending on where they're imprisoned, inmates have a ...

The history of firing squad executions in the US Firing squad executions have a long history and are receiving renewed attention with recent inmates choosing firing squads as their execution method.

Seeing some images of olden times may seem somewhat cartoonish. Because these events happened a long time ago, they can appear to be overly simplified and unrealistic. However, what isn’t amusing at ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah death row inmate Ralph Menzies' execution by firing squad is just a month away. Utah's Board of Pardons and Parole will hold hearings next week to consider his request to commute ...

Until the past 18 months, death row inmates in the United States were executed with mostly one method in modern history: lethal injection. It's a unique situation globally. While many nations are ...