The Executioner Always Chops Twice: Ghastly Blunders on the ScaffoldSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2004. ápr. 3. - 240 oldal A morbidly fascinating mixture of bungled executions, strange last requests, and classic final one-liners from medieval times to the present day. |
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... legs up to the knees. Wedges would then be driven downwards a little at a time, betwixt leg and metal, Iacerating the flesh and crushing the bone, and incriminating questions asked following each blow with the mallet. Another version ...
... legs or while being tightened was an additional incentive to confess. Another type of high boots were made of soft spongy leather, and were held in front of a blazing fire while scalding water was poured over the fiendish footwear ...
... legs about three feet from the floor. The victim was laid on his back on the ground beneath it, his wrists and ankles being tied by ropes to a windlass, or axle, at each end of the frame. These were turned in opposite directions, each ...
... leg joints but also inflicted extra strain on the shoulder blades and elbows because of the already contorted position of the criminal's arms. And should any additional punishment be deemed necessary, the executioner would deliver ...
... legs, the eventual igniting of which brought death more quickly than by the slow mounting of the flames. Electric Chair First used in the late nineteenth century in New York's Auburn State Prison, the electric chair consisted of a high ...
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The Executioner Always Chops Twice: Ghastly Blunders on the Scaffold Geoffrey Abbott Korlátozott előnézet - 2004 |
The Executioner Always Chops Twice: Ghastly Blunders on the Scaffold Geoffrey Abbott Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2002 |