They are some of the country's most notorious killers and their crimes shocked the world. Here are their last meals before ...

Now that the state of South Carolina has three court-approved methods that a condemned convict can choose from to meet his maker, it’s curious lawmakers didn’t consider a tried-and-true method ...

All its members were sentenced to death by guillotine. Sophie was only 21 years old. Today, in practically every German city, there is a school named after her, as she has become a powerful symbol of ...

Jean Folger has 15+ years of experience as a financial writer covering real estate, investing, active trading, the economy, and retirement planning. She is the co-founder of PowerZone Trading, a ...

Riding a big crescendo of enthusiasm generated by record-breaking crowds at the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival, the ...

In his first trial, he had faced the prospect of death by guillotine, which was commuted to life in prison on a second vote. For his second trial, Goldman, who was born to Polish Jewish parents who ...

This infuriates his best friend, resulting in Paul seeking revenge by slipping evidence to the police that Casey actually murdered him to profit from the art. Casey is tried, convicted and sentenced ...

The number of deaths by suicide is falling in the EU. In 2021, there were about 47,000 deaths due to suicide across the 27-country bloc, down 13.3% from 2011, when the data first started being ...

[From: Society’s Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty, Laura E. Randa, ed., University Press of America, Inc., 1997. Reprinted with ...

Heat-related deaths in the United States are on the rise. But how bad will it be 20, 30 or 40 years from now? Scientists now have a clue. Currently, an estimated 8,000-plus deaths in the United ...

Although it is an unlikely weapon, the “flying guillotine” was a big hit with martial arts fans when it featured in the eponymous film The Flying Guillotine in 1975. The gruesome invention ...