Until the 1880s, most states in the U.S. used hanging as the method of capital punishment. If the hangman did his job correctly, the neck of the condemned person broke and death was immediate. By M… ...

Tennessee has used the electric chair to execute four death row inmates, including Hall, since 2018. None of the witnesses at the other three executions reported seeing smoke or steam.

The coroner wore a tuxedo. The condemned man wore blue jeans and a white short-sleeve shirt. Though his ankles were no longer shackled, he still took baby steps as he approached the electric chair.

ATLANTA - The only woman ever to die in Georgia's electric chair is receiving a headstone at a dedication ceremony, more than 65 years after she was executed. The Lena Baker dedication today at the… ...