1692: Five Hanged at Salem in a Single Day for Witchcraft
On 19 August 1692, five people were executed by hanging at Salem, Massachusetts, after being convicted of witchcraft: Martha Carrier, George Jacobs Sr., George Burroughs, John Willard, and John Proctor. Read more →
1831: The Burking Murder: Elizabeth Ross Smothers an Elderly Woman to Sell Her Corpse
In August 1831, Elizabeth Ross suffocated 84-year-old Caroline Walsh at lodgings in Goodman’s Yard, Minories, London. Read more →
1865: John Wesley Hardin Gunned Down in an El Paso Saloon
John Wesley Hardin was one of the most feared gunfighters of the American Old West. Read more →
1878: Sam Ah Poo Hanged at Toowoomba Gaol for the Axe Murder of a Drover
On the evening of 24 April 1878, drover J. Read more →
