Tag: execution
The Automatic Gallows of Colorado and Connecticut
Before 1889, Colorado hangings were public and gruesome. Those condemned to die by hanging sometimes twitched and kicked about on the end of a rope…
17 Brutal Laws of the Code of Hammurabi
Hammurabi was a Babylonian king who ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C. The king put together a written set of legal code that contained 282…
Germany’s Axe and Block Executions – Early 20th Century
The gory details of the executions were never published in the German press and it was illegal in Germany to take photographs of executioners. For…
Gory Descriptions of European Executions in the Late 1800s
We don’t have to go far into European history to find torture and brutal executions that rival anything seen on Game of Thrones. The article…
Heart Revived After Condemned was Beheaded
In the early 1900s, Germany was still executing the condemned with an axe and, like the French, they were also experimenting with the bodies immediately…
Guillotine Execution of Eugene Weidmann
Very little is known about Eugene (Eugen) Weidmann’s childhood. He spent his childhood in Frankfurt, Germany until the start of World War I. He was…
What It Was Like To Witness A Guillotine Execution
What was it like to witness a guillotine execution in the early 1900s? After watching several clips of guillotine scenes on YouTube, I can say…
7 Last Moments at the Gallows
What happened when condemned men stepped onto the scaffold? Did they cry? Repent? Shake with fear? Yes, many men and women met their fates as…
The Disappearance of the Hangman’s Tree
As a child, I remember large, ancient trees being called “hangman’s trees.” It was unlikely that anyone was actually hung on these particular trees, but…
5 People Who Lived After Being Hanged
People did not survive a quick drop of the blade under the guillotine, but plenty of people did survive their hanging. This was mostly because…
