Early Life and Troubled Childhood Barbara Graham was born in 1923 in Oakland, California. She had a difficult and miserable childhood (a familiar story?). Her mother was sent to a reformatory when Barbara was only two years old, so she was raised by neighbors and received little education. Teenage Years and Early Adulthood As a … Read more
Background The purpose of this article is to invite you, the reader, to think about your personal attitude to the death penalty, rather than tell you what to think—hence why it asks a lot of questions. Facts and statistics provided are from reliable sources such as the US Bureau of Justice. In a democratic society, … Read more
Current Use of the Death Penalty Worldwide In the 21st century, very few countries still use the death penalty as a tool of state policy to attempt to deter their populace from certain acts. Probably the most notable exception to this is the totalitarian regime in North Korea. There have been reports of people being … Read more
A total of 281 men were hanged for war crimes at four locations in Germany under U.S. jurisdiction between November 1945 and June 1951. In addition: Hanged at Bruchsal Total: 13 men Surname Forename(s) Age Execution date(dd-mm-yyyy) Crime details and/or rank of accused Place of trial Case No. Trial ended(dd-mm-yy) Hartgen Josef 41 10/11/1945 Rüsselsheim … Read more
Lethal injection is virtually the universal method of judicial execution in the United States. Of the 1,607 executions carried out in the USA up to the end of 2024, 1,419 have been by lethal injection, including those of 12 women. Execution Statistics by State A comprehensive state-by-state record of executions by lethal injection: State First … Read more
