Death Row Faces Of Evil

We Look At The History And The First Criminals Of Capital Punishment And How It Has Evolved Since The Early 20th Century We Start With George Kendall The First Person Executed In 1607 And The Notorious Salem Witch Trials From 1692 To 1693 How Did It Become Americas Harshest Penalty The Ultimate Punishment

What Is A Serial Killer It All Started Back In 1886 When The World Was Introduced To Hh Holmes The Worlds First Serial Killer Who Was Said To Be One Of The Deadliest To Walk The Earth Then Came Albert Fish Nicknamed Ldquothe Boogey Manrdquo Known As The Worlds First Cannibal Who Preyed On Young Children From The Years 1880 To 1960 The World Would See Some Of The Most Psychopathic Killers Of All Ti

One Of The Most Notorious Serial Killers To Ever Live Was Ted Bundy Bundy Would Break The Mold In Many Ways For The Era Of Modern Serial Killers Starting In The 1960s Along With Bundy There Was Ldquothe Clown Killerrdquo John Wayne Gacy The First Known Homosexual Serial Murderer And Aileen Wuornos The First Lesbian Prostitute Who Killed Seven Men What Could Have Caused The Psychotic Breaks Of Each

Death Row Has Had Its Fair Share Of Executions Especially In America Including The Anarchists Case Which Is Said To Be The Most Controversial Of All The Highprofile Murder Trials And Executions The Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial Of Bruno Hauptmann Undoubtedly Garnered The Most Publicity As The Trial Of The 20th Century This Episode Depicts Death Rows Most Famous Cases Killers And Executions Since The

As Of 2016 31 States In America Still Have The Death Penalty Though Only A Handful Use It And From Time To Time The Federal Government Steps In To Bestow Retribution Looking At How The Federal Government Dispenses Ultimate Justice This Episode Analyses Four Major Federal Capital Crimes And Explores The Worst Capital Offenses Including The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln The Battle Of Alcatraz The

Last Meals Started In Premodern Europe And Were Intended To Be Symbolic As A Sign Of Forgiveness Today Last Meals Have Evolved Into A Strange Act Of Compassion In This Final Episode Of Death Row Faces Of Evil We Learn What These Notorious Killers Had As Their Last Meals For Example Phillip Workman Wanted His Vegetarian Pizza Meal To Be Donated To The Homeless In The Area What Were Their Final Word