For the first time in its history, the U. S. Supreme Court has decided to review the use of the electric chair to carry out death sentences. Since its first use in 1890, there have been several ...

May 4 -- When Florida's Supreme Court posted photos of the bleeding, bubbling corpse of 340-pound triple-murderer Allen Lee "Tiny" Davis on the Web, the court may have sentenced to death a ...

Edison on the witness stand -- Early sparks -- The inventor -- Light -- Electricity and life -- "Down to the last penny" -- Wiring New York -- The hanging ritual -- The Death Penalty Commission -- ...

Robert Williams died 11 years ago sitting in Nebraska’s electric chair. It’s almost a sure bet he will go down in history as the last man executed in Nebraska by electrocution. After Nebraska Attorney ...

The big chair rests on a museum pedestal, the haunting centerpiece to a display on Louisiana’s abundant history of state killing. She stands more than 5 feet tall and a yard from ankle cups to back, ...

Ted Bundy was one of the most notorious serial killers in history. He murdered more than 30 women between the years of 1974 and 1978, according to Biography. In 1989, The 42-year-old "lady killer" was ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Ted Bundy was executed via electric chair on January 24, 1989. The infamous serial killer, who ...