Designed to be more humane than hanging, the first use of the electric chair, at Auburn Prison on Aug. 6, 1890, was described by the Syracuse Standard as "scientific butchery." ...

This was the case for Darryl Holton, who chose to die via electric chair. He was executed in 2007, convicted of killing his three sons and a stepdaughter in 1997.

Tennessee last used the electric chair to kill death row inmate Daryl Holton, who asked to die by electrocution in 2007. Holton was convicted of killing his three sons and a stepdaughter in 1997.

Tennessee to use the electric chair 01:40 Editor’s Note: CNN’s original series “ Death Row Stories ” explores America’s capital punishment system.

Tennessee is going to expand its use of the electric chair, making electrocution the state’s method of execution if lethal injection is not available. The new law, signed by Gov. Bill Haslam (R ...

An empty electric chair is shown in the Death House at “This is the culmination of 10 years of work and study,” Southwick crowed after the device ended Kemmler’s life.

South Carolina's electric chair could be used for the first time since 2008 if the scheduled execution of Brad Sigmon takes place on June 18. Its second use could follow one week later on June 25 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A law signed by Gov. Bill Haslam to remove roadblocks to executions in Tennessee by expanding use of the electric chair could instead create new legal hurdles, experts on the ...

The state’s only electric chair was built in 1915 and was last used in 1966, according to the AP. Some doubted the device still worked and said it would be too expensive to build a new one.

Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill authorizing the state to use the electric chair as a backup to lethal injection, but the measure could spur the legal challenges that supporters had hoped to avoid ...

Testimony revealed that during an electric chair execution a voltage sequence in three phases occurs, starting at 2,000 volts for four-and-a-half seconds, 1,000 volts for eight seconds and 120 ...

As controversies over lethal injection drugs surge, Tennessee has found a way around the issue: It is bringing back the electric chair. Eight states authorize electrocution as a method of ...