Execution: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to DeathSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2006. ápr. 4. - 288 oldal In his own darkly humorous style, Geoffrey Abbott describes the instruments used and their effectiveness and reveals the macabre origins of familiar phrases such as "gone west" or "drawn a blank," as well as the jargon of the underworld. He covers everything from the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body. Execution is everything you ever wanted to know about the ultimate penalty---and a lot you never thought to ask. |
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... Hanged Alive in Chains Hanged at the Yard-Arm Hanged, Drawn And Quartered Hanging Hara-Kiri Impaled By Stakes lron Chair Iron Maiden Keel-Hauling Lethal Injection Mannaia Mazzatello Mill Wheel Nail Through The Ear Necklacing Over a ...
... hanged fall the same distance; in lethal injections, what is injected; what gas is used in the chamber; how much voltage surges through the electric chair; is a single blow of the axe or sword always sufficient? And many more. And what ...
... hanged in the Place-le-Roy. The executioner, one Denis, took the said Loys on a scaffold to the cauldron and bound his legs and his body with cords, made him say his “in manus”, pushed him along and threw him head first into the ...
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