Post-War Trials and Sentencing Many of the staff from the Nazi concentration camps were arrested and tried for murder and acts of brutality against their prisoners after World War II. Some 3,600 women worked in the concentration camps, and around 60 stood trial before War Crimes Tribunals between 1945 and 1949. Of these, 21 were … Read more
Hanging is the oldest but most widely used method of execution in the world today. In 2022, at least 630 men and 15 women were hanged in eleven countries: Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Myanmar, Palestine, Singapore, South Sudan, and Syria. Hanging remains the standard method of execution in many retentionist countries, notably Japan, … Read more
Technical Specification & Archival Record Technical Specification Archival Record Primary Method Name Garrote (garrotte, garrote vil) Primary Jurisdiction Spain and Spanish colonial territories (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines) Civilian Introduction 1812–1832 (formalized by Royal Decree of Ferdinand VII) Key Mechanism Variations Cord tourniquet (primitivo); iron collar with threaded screw; collar with posterior spinal blade/spike Primary Mechanism … Read more
Case Overview Derek Bentley remains one of the most controversial figures in the history of British criminal justice and capital punishment. Convicted of the murder of Police Constable Sidney Miles following a failed warehouse burglary in Croydon on 2 November 1952, Bentley was sentenced to death and hanged at Wandsworth Prison on 28 January 1953, … Read more
Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, has always been portrayed as the victim of a cruel boyfriend who abused her and a cruel legal system that hanged her. But is this really an accurate picture? Based upon the known facts, which are very well documented, I propose to take an … Read more
