Methods of execution

Methods of Execution in the US

By mdsndaily
  • First Recorded Execution

    First Recorded Execution

    Captain George Kendall was executed by the firing squad.
  • Bill of Rights Ratified; Eighth Amendment- Cruel and Unusual Punishment

    Bill of Rights Ratified; Eighth Amendment- Cruel and Unusual Punishment

    Although the executions that were currenltly happening, the Eighth Amendment did not hinder it.
  • Michigan is the first state to abolish the Death Penalty

    Michigan is the first state to abolish the Death Penalty

    Michigana's Constitution prohibited the Death Penalty
  • Electric Chair was Built

    Electric Chair was Built

    The Electric Chair was built when we were looking for a more 'humane' way of executing a person the hanging.
  • First person executed by the Electric Chair

    First person executed by the Electric Chair

    William Kemmbler was the first person to be executed by the Electric Chair when he was convicted of murder.
  • Use of Gas Chambers was introduced

    Use of Gas Chambers was introduced

  • Franz Schmidt's Journal was published

    Franz Schmidt's Journal was published

    Schmidt's Journal was full of entries that described every execution he ever performed.
  • Oklahoma becomes the first state to adopt the Lethal Injection

    Oklahoma becomes the first state to adopt the Lethal Injection

  • Second and Last person to be executed by the Electric Chair in the US

    Second and Last person to be executed by the Electric Chair in the US

    The last person the died by the Electric Chair in the US was Lynda Lyon Block.
  • First person to be executed by Lethal Injection

    First person to be executed by Lethal Injection

    Charles Brooks Jr.
  • Indiana vacates the Death Penalty of murderers under 16

    Indiana vacates the Death Penalty of murderers under 16

  • Westley Dodd executed by Hanging

    Westley Dodd executed by Hanging

    The most recent hanging in the US.
  • The Book of Execution is published

    The Book of Execution is published

  • Most Recent Execution by Firing Squad

    Most Recent Execution by Firing Squad

  • The Most recent Execution in the US

    The Most recent Execution in the US

    Execution was done by Lethal Injection in Texas. Jose Villegas