A recently discovered gold ring may have been created to commemorate a British aristocrat, nicknamed ‘Lord Strange,’ executed in the 17th century. The ring, found on the Island of Man in December, is in the style of a Stuart Period mourning ring and bears the initials ‘JD.’ It was likely crafted in 1650s as a … Read more
A recently discovered gold ring may have been created to commemorate a British aristocrat, nicknamed ‘Lord Strange,’ executed in the 17th century. The ring, found on the Island of Man in December, is in the style of a Stuart Period mourning ring and bears the initials ‘JD.’ It was likely crafted in 1650s as a … Read more
A pharaoh who ruled southern Egypt 3,576 years ago was captured in battle against a foreign dynasty occupying the north and ceremonially executed, a study found. Experts from Egypt CT-scanned the mummy of pharaoh Seqenenre Tao, known as ‘the Brave’, and revealed new details about the injuries that led to his death. He appeared to have been killed by … Read more
A pharaoh who ruled southern Egypt 3,576 years ago was captured in battle against a foreign dynasty occupying the north and ceremonially executed, a study found. Experts from Egypt CT-scanned the mummy of pharaoh Seqenenre Tao, known as ‘the Brave’, and revealed new details about the injuries that led to his death. He appeared to have been killed by … Read more
A North Korean fishing boat captain was executed in public for listening to a banned foreign radio station, it is claimed. The US government-funded Radio Free Asia claims the mariner was put to death after admitting he had listened to its broadcasts for more than 15 years. Aged in his 40s, the man had reportedly been … Read more
A killer convicted of kidnapping, raping and buring alive a 16-year-old girl has been executed in Indiana. Orlando Hall, 49, was put to death by lethal injection late Thursday for the 1994 murder of Lisa Rene in Texas. Rene was kidnapped at gunpoint from her home by a group of men and taken to Arkansas where … Read more
The fired police officer charged over Breonna Taylor’s death thought his colleagues were ‘being executed’ when he opened fire, grand jury recordings reveal. An emotional former Detective Brett Hankison describes how he heard Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly was shot in the leg by Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker during the botched raid in Louisville, Kentucky. Fellow … Read more
‘Coronavirus-rage’ killer who stabbed two people to death at a quarantine checkpoint is executed in China 23-year-old Ma Jianguo attacked the pair with a folding knife in Yunnan, China The victims were trying to prevent him from driving past a blockade with a van Jianguo stabbed both men in the abdomen multiple times and murdered … Read more
A Missouri inmate on Tuesday became the first person to be executed since the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Walter Barton, 64, died by lethal injection for killing Gladys Kuehler, 81, in 1991. A jury recently said that ‘compelling’ new evidence made them feel ‘uncomfortable’ about the conviction and he had long maintained his innocence. His case … Read more
A Missouri inmate on Tuesday became the first person to be executed since the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Walter Barton, 64, died by lethal injection for killing Gladys Kuehler, 81, in 1991. A jury recently said that ‘compelling’ new evidence made them feel ‘uncomfortable’ about the conviction and he had long maintained his innocence. His case … Read more