execution

Not all serial killers have gotten what they deserved. Some continue to languish on death row benefiting from lengthy court appeals, while others escaped execution through plea deals or by committing their murders in states or countries without the death penalty. But fret not; there are plenty of serial killers who got their comeuppance. Here’s a list of 10 of the more notable ones. John Wayne Gacy A sadistic and prolific serial killer who was a part-time clown seems like something straight out of a Stephen King horror movie, but with John Wayne Gacy, it was an evil reality. Gacy was convicted in the state of ...

We are an imaginative, creative species, and never more so than in the manner in which we execute our criminals. We’re all familiar with the tried-and-true methods of execution used today: hanging, lethal injection, the electric chair and firing squads. Let your imagination roam to times past: the slick drop of the guillotine from revolutionary France; walking the plank, hands bound, doomed to drown; or the headman’s axe, decapitated by a hooded executioner. If you’re a criminal, thank your lucky stars that you live in a more enlightened age. Not so long ago, when people said “an eye for an ...

If you knew you only had moments to live, what would your last words be? Most of us don't know when that time will come, so we can't really prepare for it. Inmates on death row, however, know the fate that awaits them. This is a list of some interesting choices of last words from inmates just before they were executed. Some make no sense, some are a little sad, and some are just plain hilarious. Take Thomas J. Grasso, for instance, who wanted to make sure everyone knew something very important. “I did not get my SpaghettiOs. I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this.” ...