Arkansas on Monday became the first state since 2000 to carry out a double execution. Two convicted murderers, Jack Jones and Marcel Williams, were put to death as part of an accelerated schedule ...
For centuries, a public execution could pull a crowd the way a fair, a parade, or a major match might pull one now. Back in the day, crowds of up to 50,000 gathered at places like Tyburn and Newgate ...
The last-minute reprieve in Tony Carruthers’ scheduled execution on May 21 is yet another reminder of a longer history in Tennessee. Carruthers' executioners were unable to find a vein to insert a ...