torture Archives

Sati – the macabre sacrifice of the widows

The rites linked to death have been one of the most intriguing aspects of the vast anthropological universe for thousands

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I had already talked about McKamey Manor 4 years ago and how even then it was considered something more than

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The United States of America has been the scene of heinous crimes for decades. A land that many legitimately dream

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New Orleans is, without a doubt, one of the most characteristic cities in the United States of America. Beating heart

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You read right. Sharon Lopatka chose to be tortured and killed. Her case is in fact a case of consensual

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The Dnepropetrovsk maniacs are two young Ukrainians who killed 21 people in 2007 in just 21 days. (Technically they are

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After the article about the mellified man, I could not help but talk about scaphism: an ancient Persian method of death

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The crucifixion was a widely used method of execution in ancient times, and it is definitely one of the most

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When you think about thedeath by burning, the thought should go immediately to the witch hunts of the ‘500 and

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Poena cullei comes from Latin and means “penalty of the sack.” It was used in ancient Rome to punish the

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Ordeals – ‘the judgments of God’ – are usually related to the Inquisition and to the tortures imposed to those

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In torture, the rope is called the queen of torments: that is because it was economical, readily available and could

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