From 1936 Gallows to Digital Streams: The Resurgence of Public Executions in the US Sparks Fierce Debate
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From 1936 Gallows to Digital Streams: The Resurgence of Public Executions in the US Sparks Fierce Debate

Nearly nine decades after public executions were discarded as remnants of a bygone era, the United States faces a startling revival of state-sanctioned spectacles. In August 1936, an estimated 20,000 spectators gathered in Owensboro, Kentucky, to witness the hanging of Rainey Bethea, an event that devolved into a chaotic carnival atmosphere with vendor stands and […]