The BEST episodes written by Barry D. Hill

#1 - Death Devices

Modern Marvels - Season 7 - Episode 38

The hangman, guillotine, gas chamber, firing squad, and electric chair are just a few of the ways in which societies have rid themselves of those who committed capital crimes. The macabre history of execution mechanics--from the first "stone" of antiquity, the dungeons of the Inquisition, and Nazi death camps to today's sterile injection chambers.