The Executioners

They were cobblers, salesmen, barbers and landlords. Working men. Yet they were anything but ordinary. They were the State’s part-time killers; the hangmen.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	The Executioners
First Air Date	September 17, 2008
Last Air Date	September 30, 2008
Seasons	1
Episodes	3
Episode Runtime	47min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	—
Production Companies	Alba Communications Ltd DGP Productions
Networks	Crime + Investigation

S01E03

States of Death

In Britain it was the rope. In France; the guillotine. But in its short history the United States of America has experimented with a bewildering array of execution methods….And continues to do so. This programme examines the history of the five principal methods: Hanging, Firing Squad, Electric Chair, Gas Chamber and Lethal Injection.

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