It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier justice in the Old West. In modern times ... In the American Revolution, ...
"In the annals of executions in the U.S., she said ... during the Civil War and a dose of frontier justice in the Old West. In modern times, some consider it a more humane alternative to lethal ...
Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying ... “My 70-year-old uncle, a history professor, and his 60-year-old wife were killed in cold blood ...
The last person executed in Louisiana was Gerald Bordelon, who received a lethal injection in 2010 for the rape and murder of his 12-year-old stepdaughter, Courtney LeBlanc ... has been among the most ...
Two US states carried out executions on Thursday, marking the third and fourth death sentences enforced across the country this week. In Oklahoma, 56-year-old Wendell Grissom was executed for the ...
is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of 32-year-old Aaron Reed. A Pinellas County man is facing a first-degree murder charge after another man was found shot to death in West ...