Gallows built to exactly replicate the original are now part of what visitors can see at the former Kansas State Penitentiary ...

The gallows, where 15 penitentiary inmates were executed by hanging, were no longer there. That changed on Friday when the historical society unveiled a replica of the original gallows within the ...

The murder of a laundry company driver, 53-year-old John Alan West, would be the catalyst for the last executions to ever ...

Unlike so many of Sherald’s elegantly posh subjects, he dons a modest, white ribbed undershirt and his facial hair seems ...

Arkansas has executed 505 convicted inmates since 1820, most by hanging prior to the advent of the electric chair in 1913.

INDIANA, Penn., Aug. 27. The first hanging in this county. for more than twenty years, which took place to-day, was not a success, for the rope broke and the operation had to be repeated.

Alice Cooper has never held back when it comes to performing death-defying stunts on stage, but there was one time where he significantly overlooked the danger.

Dubbo and the Great Western Plains could be one of Australia’s most underrated natural treasures. Make it your next road trip ...

David Bloyed of Frost faces up to five years in prison after posting antisemitic hate messages, including one indicating a desire to hang the ...