Basic Info

First Air: September 17, 2008

Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10 (1 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 3

Last Episode

Name: States of Death

Season: 1, Episode: 3

Air Date: 2008-09-30

Runtime: 47 min

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.

The Executioners

2008 1 seasons 3 episodes ⭐ 8.0/10 1 votes

Overview

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.