Hanging was a common medieval execution, but for certain criminals, punishment did not end with death. After execution, ...

From the inception of Indian statecraft, political theorists were aware of the dangers of corruption. Arthashastra recommends that all senior officials be tested by secret agents.

VILE messages between two evil parents have been revealed as they admit to torturing and starving their three-year-old child ...

In the Middle Ages, punishment was meant to be seen. Criminals were locked into stocks and pillories in town centers where ...

Castello di Amorosa brings medieval Italy to Napa Valley with a stunning castle, historic details, and Italian-style wines ...

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a home tucked away on West Eighth Street in Chester became the site of tortuous abuse for three sisters. The girls were beaten with bats and glassware, ...

When I met Angelia Pranthaman and her brother Joshua in Singapore two years ago, they were still cheerful and upbeat. They had a couple of hours to kill before their bus back to Malaysia, a long ...

For as long as societies have had to deal with crime, they’ve had to deal out punishment. In some, places, and situations the process was only meant to humiliate the guilty, but most of the following ...

Salem, where the Salem Museum of Torture is located, is a popular Halloween season destination. The Salem Museum of Torture first opened in the summer of 2023 to a receptive audience., but it received ...

Archaeologists in Milan have uncovered the shattered remains of a young man believed to have been broken on a wheel of torture. The shattered man was aged between 17 and 20 years old when he died and ...

The Medieval Torture Museum offers a macabre journey through humanity’s darkest punishment practices, all while you’re just a stone’s throw away from ice cream shops and souvenir stores selling ...