Bangladesh's deadliest executioner, who hanged criminals, including serial killers, has died a year after his release from prison. Shahjahan Bhuiyan, 74, was rushed to Dhaka’s Suhrawardy hospital ...

A job executing people in the 16th century wasn't nearly as glamorous as you might think. Joel F. Harrington, author of the fascinating new book The Faithful Executioner gives us the gory details. I ...

Forget the image of the hooded executioner swinging an ax; much of what we think we know about these medieval figures isn't true. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...