The Executioners — Season 1, Episode 3: States of Death
Documentary, Crime • 47 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
In Britain it was the rope. In France; the guillotine. But in its short history the United States of America has experimented with a bewildering array of execution methods….And continues to do so. This programme examines the history of the five principal methods: Hanging, Firing Squad, Electric Chair, Gas Chamber and Lethal Injection.
About The Executioners
They were cobblers, salesmen, barbers and landlords. Working men. Yet they were anything but ordinary. They were the State’s part-time killers; the hangmen.