Silk Hats and Quicksilver: A Prussian Execution A highly efficient Prussian execution by axe is witnessed by an American doctor, who is most impressed.
When the state of Colorado decided to reinstitute capital punishment in 1901, a new and improved self-hanging gallows was their execution method of choice.
The Cone of Death: More Novel Execution Methods Looking at more novel methods of execution involving large blocks of granite, buckets of icy water, and the Swedish Cone of Death.
