Called “galloping gallows,” they were literally galloped in pieces by horse and wagon to any county, and then reassembled where the hanging was to take place.

State District 69 Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, told The Republic (Columbus) to “do better” after reporting he placed a photo of ...

After Gov. Greg Abbott’s late-night veto of Senate Bill 3, which was set to ban all consumable THC products, Denton ...

Seymour, said he supports imposing the death penalty for convicted child molesters and may propose legislation next session ...

Tragically, Martin gave his final farewell to his followers just 41 days after he and his wife welcomed their daughter, AmyLou. Martin started sharing his health updates with followers on social media ...

His hands never trembled, not even as he slipped the noose around the necks of several condemned men. But now, years later, ...

The movie’s not a barn-burner or future classic, but new Westerns are thin on the ground these days, and this ultimately is a ...

Saddam Hussein’s execution in December 2006 sparked international controversy after a video surfaced online, showing ...

The “Silk Stocking Killer” boasted of having “seduced, corrupted, and ruined as many [women] as I possibly could. This thing ...

On the gallows platform, a U.S. Army hangman was waiting for him. Blobel (responsible for the killing of 30,000 Jews at Kiev in 1941) got 90 seconds for his last words.

THE story of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Nine is not just a historical footnote. It is a mirror held up to Nigeria’s ...