Tag: execution
The Hanging of Mary Rogers and Elroy Kent
Before the electric chair gained preference in the United States, hanging was the most common way to get rid of society’s undesirables. Newspapers were full…
4 Cruel Facts About the Garrote as Capital Punishment
The garrote was used in Spain, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines during the 1800s and early 1900s. It was a slow, torturous way to…
6 Accounts of Electric Chair Executions from the Early 1900s
As electric chairs were first being installed in the United States, beginning in New York, people were assured that this was the pleasant way to…
Live Burial as a Form of Execution in Early Germany
From the mid-thirteenth to the sixteenth century, the southern German territories practiced live burials. Initially, men who were convicted of being sodomites, rapists, and men…
Top 10 Histories of Murderers Executed By The Guillotine
Historical accounts of France’s guillotine executions give us a fascinating insight into the lives of the people during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Crime…
Executioner Anatole Deibler
Who was Anatole Deibler and what was it like to be an executioner in France? It was a Family Affair Anatole Deibler did not wake…
Public Hanging Joke From 1858
During the 1800s and the early 1900s, Americans loved public hangings. They were a family event where food vendors would sell their treats and people…
10 Unbelievable Women Executioners Throughout History
For many of us, it is hard to believe that any woman has ever been an executioner. It seems that throughout history, the role of…
10 Terrible Beliefs About Getting Hanged and the Gallows
There were numerous superstitions surrounding the gallows while it was still in active use throughout Europe and the U.S. Everyone feared being hung, although knowing…
Women Executioners
Women executioners are a rare breed, but here is an article from 1899 listing two women who become public executioners. Women Executioners Belgium Had One…
