History’s cruelest punishments exposed humanity’s darkest instincts. These brutal methods were designed to torture, terrify, ...

Burton Van Wormer led the way and all four began ... awful tragedy enacted almost within his hearing. The simultaneous execution of three brothers is not unprecedented in the history of New ...

For the first time in seven years, Ohio executed a Cincinnati killer. Convicted murderer Robert Van Hook was pronounced dead at 10:44 a.m. Wednesday. His death came more than 30 years after he ...

China’s execution of four Canadians has put the spotlight on its “conveyor belt” process where “mobile death vans” are said to be used due to high numbers being killed. Canada reacted ...

The execution in Indiana is among 12 scheduled in eight states this year. Ritchie’s execution and two others in Texas and Tennessee will be carried out this week. Ritchie was 20 when he and others ...