Executions That Went Horribly Wrong

Sometimes things don't go as planned, but nothing is worse than when an execution goes off the rails. Today we've put together the most insane botched executions throughout history. No method of execution is without its flaws so find out whether the guillotine or the lethal injection has the most epic fail in history.
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[@Dolly15595]

Imagine receving the death sentence knowing you’re innocent then they botched the process then only after you died, the true criminal confessed.

[@THINKPATH]

Fun fact: did u know that more people die from pigs than from sharks!!?? i will post regular video like this so make sure subscribe!! btw i'm a kid

[@bignate6568]

I would come back as an angry ghost lol

[@JoseRodriguez-ns9dk]

@@THINKPATH you're a genius kid. Here, have a banana. 🍌

[@benmcreynolds8581]

Does dying from illnesses from pigs count? Because that would really increase the amount of deaths...

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

Miss Interpreted That would be the worst! I hope that never happens to me! XC

[@maxinefrye]

Fun (actually heartbreaking fact) Fact: Queen Katherine Howard, King Henry VIII's 5th wife, requested a block be brought to her cell so she could practice dying gracefully.

[@st4rburst880]

Everytime I hear that it makes me so sad, she didn’t deserve her fate.

[@stevelowe2647]

That's not a fun fact. It's a heartbreaking fact. She was 19 years old.

[@bakedpotato5037]

And so I won’t feel uncomfortable I think? That’s what I got and I feel bad for her

[@6ANUR34DT81S]

How is that heartbreaking?

[@RemixerDarken]

Now that's what we call executed poorly.

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

Ooooo

[@kelismaincharacter4925]

The exit is to your left sir

[@nymphohalo]

NOW THAT'S WHAT WE CALL a poor execution

[@sal_wtaf1626]

*Ba dum tsss* 🥁✨

[@GodsAmongUs1358]

The message of the video: Don't be named William.

[@willglusure7903]

my name is william 💔

[@countcrowen145]

Im William too! People hated us Will's back in the day, huh?

[@robinwilliams9970]

Uh oh....

[@douchebag621]

My middle name is William…

[@kelvinalli4059]

my name is William

[@ricosavage2431]

I’ve been watching this channel since I was like 14 or 15 now I’m 22 I hope u know I spend every day sharing the knowledge u have given me

[@THINKPATH]

Fun fact: did u know that more people die from pigs than from sharks!!?? i will post regular video like this so make sure subscribe!! btw i'm a kid

[@m1a2sepv33]

@@THINKPATH nobody asked

[@deathymckill9707]

@@THINKPATH 🤡

[@limmingjun7930]

@@THINKPATH ouh great info

[@livchainey17]

@@THINKPATH wow that's cool!!

[@actorpmw]

Can you imagine being executed for not executing someone well enough.

[@Pisces-1978]

"They exiled him to North America. He lived in Boston til he was 65" 🤣 I'm from Boston...whatta punishment!

[@Breached18]

Bwoston

[@ives3572]

Fun Fact: Vision without execution is a daydream. Execution without vision is a nightmare.

[@THINKPATH]

Fun fact: did u know that more people die from pigs than from sharks!!?? i will post regular video like this so make sure subscribe!! btw i'm a kid

[@painapple8072]

@@THINKPATH at

[@nasal]

@@THINKPATH who

[@the4tierbridge]

@@THINKPATH fun fact: this actually isn’t true.

[@steveandhisisland8266]

@@THINKPATH hm... you're an underrated youtuber to be honest

[@RustyShackleford90489]

fun fact some executioners go slow and try to chop there heads off as slow as they can so then its torture

[@laika-the-cat897]

Yeah they like to go crazy in the US

[@b1battledroid476]

So they are even worse than normal executioners?

[@clashoclan3371]

Source

[@fly6538]

Some deserve this but some don't

[@unknownuser9914]

That is not a fun fact....

[@SuperBlessedKing]

The infographics show is one of the best parts of every day. Such incredible videos. 😁👏🏽

[@KayKorTeeVee]

@@THINKPATH can you shut up

[@Rome.s_Greatest_Enemy]

Lord: Can you perform an execution? Executioner: I will adjust....

[@nikhilajmera3778]

In mughal times in India .if a person is found guilty of harassing a girl.he was thrown from a small building repeatedly until he dies

[@wiggle7766]

yes, just yes. might be a little extreme but its great prevention

[@cryptoshark7147]

Seems like we need it back

[@robinwilliams9970]

You meant the girl was thrown? Thats the india I know...

[@nikhilajmera3778]

@@robinwilliams9970 nope the molester was thrown repetedly

[@mannarmylie4195]

Well times have clearly changed in India!

[@popbearc3421]

0:34 fun fact : henry executed anne boleyn with an expert executioner, yet it took 12 swings

[@eye7857]

STRONK NECK? I THINK YES

[@popbearc3421]

@@eye7857 y e s

[@bakedpotato5037]

Dang that must have been painful

[@onestopshopgaming5025]

Mary Queen of Scots was actually imprisoned in Scotland for most of her time in prison. She was held (and escaped) in Loch Leven castle, near where I grew up, which ultimately led to her execution

[@onestopshopgaming5025]

Love the video though!!!

[@RickOps]

I love how the narrator character in all videos just goes *"blah blah blah blah blah blah blah"*

[@lonerstoner9258]

Reminds me of the background characters from sonic 06 😂

[@EpicDudex]

Nice pfp

[@kid-ki3qn]

learn from school: NO learn from infographics show: YES

[@clashoclan3371]

But still, infographics still didn't tell me how to pay taxes or buy a house. I love how people come to "info" channels and pretend like they learned something lol.

[@ilewtf2234]

@@clashoclan3371 Well, you can request a video on taxes, and you will never be able to afford your own house, so thats solved too. :)

[@firesquad1769]

y a s

[@theultimatewarlord69420]

@@clashoclan3371 They have learned a lot which gets them somewhere, unlike when in school all that knowledge leads you barely anywhere. A degree is just a piece of paper, there is nothing special about it. It may land you a job, but it is still limited

[@maxgilder6078]

Linus... i-is that you...?

[@vangaralaxmithanaya]

In modern world we fear the sight of blood. Olden days people along with children gathered to watch head rolls 😂😂😂.

[@stephenolder4552]

And people believe that violent media desensitizes people to violence. In actual fact, we're violent and horrible by nature; we don't need lessons

[@lacunaereversed]

Yup

[@theultimatewarlord69420]

@@stephenolder4552 We were born a warrior race from the beginning

[@ShadowValleys]

I don’t fear blood, I think I can’t tell more

[@laplelp7780]

@@theultimatewarlord69420 says a guy with pekka pfp

[@untouchable360x]

"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword." Eddard Stark.

[@TheAtomBuilds]

@@THINKPATH shh

[@TheAtomBuilds]

@CLAUDE CRIDER no Also that’s so random

[@bloodyuseless7677]

@@THINKPATH shut

[@stevelowe2647]

@@bloodyuseless7677 what is your problem, he's a little boy.

[@lilstrats944]

Imagine: Executioner does a horrible job so he gets executed but it happens again so he gets executed but it happens again so he gets executed. Executionorception.

[@the_real_boogeyman]

One word: Skyrim. You know what I'm talking about.

[@HomicidalWolf]

Hey you, you're finally awake

[@emingmann1400]

@@HomicidalWolf you tried to cross the border right?

[@skeelachan7586]

Walked right into an imperial ambush?

[@Broly91571]

My ancestors are smiling at me imperial, can you say the same?

[@liamcullins]

I’m proud of every single person in this comment thread.

[@vickit7149]

It’s very common to struggle to find a vein, especially on medicated and IV drug users, lethal injection isn’t perfect.

[@ClashoPediaCOC]

5:50 they tested electric CHAIR on a horse? How did they fit horse on it? 😂

[@MissBee13]

Also an elephant who had been abused and killed her abuser.

[@nottNitesh]

Ty for the upload!!

[@unkniqn2190]

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[@ap835]

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[@djwoodward427]

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[@bray2k825]

@@THINKPATH ok what does being a kid have to do with anything

[@GyeongmiBaeb]

@@bray2k825 He thinks it will get him pitty subscriptions lol

[@GyeongmiBaeb]

@@THINKPATH this is actually only true using conditional probability. In other words, false

[@bray2k825]

@@GyeongmiBaeb idk what he’s thinking, i’m not subbing just bc he’s a kid...

[@bray2k825]

@@GyeongmiBaeb he got 30 subs today tho

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

So this is why Hanging became a thing, Because these fools didn't know how to swing an Axe

[@THINKPATH]

Fun fact: did u know that more people die from pigs than from sharks!!?? i will post regular video like this so make sure subscribe!! btw i'm a kid

[@controlman7490]

Hanging was just seen as a more humane way to execute people(even though it's quite uncomfortable for the condemned).

[@TheAtomBuilds]

@@THINKPATH sh

[@TheAtomBuilds]

@@controlman7490 yes hanging was clearly very pleasant for the condemned

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

@@THINKPATH It's a fun fact that pigs killed people?

[@nuages8915]

The noises are so funny especially the scared and angry ones

[@buckberthod5007]

0:42 "So this is Paul. He's a new guy. You'll be his first execution... he may want to use his ax..."

[@janhracho8688]

6:57-He end up just like a guy in a Green Mile with mouse if you know what I mean

[@venumohan5500]

I'm looking for this comment.

[@janhracho8688]

@@venumohan5500 ahh so you thought about it too?, When he said that?

[@jacobbailey6134]

I waited for someone to say it

[@venumohan5500]

@@janhracho8688 yeah. That scene still haunts me whenever I think about that movie.

[@joechenfan6491]

It wouldn't be the last time the electric chair *shocked* witnesses. LOL

[@swaglord2748]

I see what they did there

[@Cotopia12]

what a shocking end to the video am i right

[@winniethepooht5776]

* badum tsss *

[@ilikesk8581]

Yes another execution video

[@mach4518]

I swear, I love this channel. Y'all just come up with the most random videos

[@ginantsfan5]

HM. For botched executions Nearly-Headless Nick!!!!!!

[@rathanaperez8873]

even tho this youtube channel is a bit showing stuff that aren’t meant to be shown to kids the animation is pretty friendly that’s why I like it

[@Bigmanfreazies]

I CANT STOP WATCHING THIS CHANNEL

[@abetterworld96]

Well, an article I read Wilkerson refused to be blindfolded or restrained, he said "You have my word...I'm willing to die like a man looking at my executers in the eye".

[@stone1241]

You missed the lethal injection in Law Abiding Citizen my friend.

[@chrismoore677]

That movie is easy my top 5 of all time

[@cathymilner744]

I expected them to escape. But to a welcoming surprise turned out their executions just took longer

[@doritos4956]

@Joseph Bleifus except the guy that was falsely excuted

[@Evosti]

NEARLY 10 MILLION I LOVE YOU INFOGRAPHICS SHOW!!

[@vepheryx6488]

The worst torture device for me is the iron maiden Its like a box filled with spikes,they put the victim in the box then closes the doors then the victim inside gets impaled by spikes

[@pas5495]

Doyle Ham, the man who had could say cancer saved his life. What a story.

[@FFA441]

Electric chair “shocked” witnesses. Okay I’ll see myself out

[@Buby39]

BADUM TANG

[@calvincole7998]

So I'm guessing this is what happened to the headless horseman.

[@controlman7490]

Decapitation is imo 1 of the most humane executions ever. If done right the condemned won't feel a thing and it's easy to clean up.

[@sarlaccstapeworm990]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I don't care who it offends. At 7:00, when they touched on the subject of the "synthetic sponge", and the cartoon character hollered "AAAAHH!" with a flame shooting off the top of his head,, iced tea literally shot out of both of my nostrils (WITH FORCE!!)... Thanks for almost drowning me with your comedic talents guys!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍

[@lindleloverwatterson3484]

was it a twisted tea?

[@GyeongmiBaeb]

Nobody cares

[@sarlaccstapeworm990]

@@GyeongmiBaeb nice to meet ya "NOBODY"! 🤣🤣

[@GyeongmiBaeb]

@@sarlaccstapeworm990 i don't know what's worse. The dad joke or the fact you thought it was funny. Both are pretty painful

[@the4tierbridge]

@@GyeongmiBaeb you try and make a joke then,

[@PhantomDragonEternal]

Yankee Jim is the one I know of through local lore being a native of San Diego. I thought it was interesting they had so many problems hanging him concerning his height, considering I stand at the very same height of 6 foot 4. I guess I would have also been considered exceptionally tall in those days. Jim was hung on the site that would later be where the Whaley House was built, which still has a reputation as one of the most haunted locations in the United States.

[@professorstinky2139]

So basically, don’t name your child “William.”

[@GyeongmiBaeb]

Yes, because everyone with that name has been a murderer

[@ultimapower6950]

Deodat Lawson am I a joke to you

[@mrafton4336]

I'm a prime example of this.

[@NarwahlGaming]

A surprising number of serial killers have the name 'Wayne' somewhere - first, middle or last.

[@ShanAli-sq4rs]

@@NarwahlGaming John Wayne Gacy

[@vladizle]

What about that one execution where a dragon came and attacked?

[@von4._]

i learn more from this channel than i do in school

[@katietaylor8314]

I remember when I was in highschool studying Australian history they told us about a convict transported here who was sentenced to be hanged, but each time they tried something went wrong. The trapdoor would stick, or the rope would break for no apparent reason. After the third time they decided that it must mean God wanted him to live, so they let him off the hook. I'm a little vague on the details, but I think he ultimately escaped and was never seen again.

[@Chrisfragger1]

If I had my way, Jimmy Lee Gray would have gotten Scaphism as his death penalty.

[@je4308]

Anne Boleyn was executed by a french man that used a sword, which was quick and painless. The execution that went wrong was Thomas Cromwell’s which is the one you mistake with in this video.

[@TheCosmicFreeway]

How crazy is it that beheading is still practiced in some places?? The year is 2021 if anyone is reading this in the future...

[@GyeongmiBaeb]

Not crazy at all. It's cheap and effective

[@theultimatewarlord69420]

@@GyeongmiBaeb But very primitive, that’s why it’s crazy, and in some ways, very inefficient, which is why guns exist. One shot in the right place and you are instantly dead, no heavy feelings, just instant death

[@luvibabe333]

Heree because I love the channnnnelllll!! 🥰😍😍😍😍

[@QwonoBandzz]

Facts . Its an Addiction ATP

[@Scratat]

Execution Level 1: -1 Damage Execution Level 100: -100 damage

[@nigelcarty8084]

Mary Stuart Queen of Scots was actually in prison for 18 years, not 8 when she was executed.

[@racingfuel28]

If you’ve seen the movie The Green Mile (highly recommend btw) you already know the electric chair is definitely gonna be in this video. I don’t get how anyone could’ve ever thought that was humane at all.

[@Buciasda33]

Hahahaha, the bad executioner became the 2nd execution of the day, LoL. I almost became his 3rd victim because I was drinking water and this made me laugh and I almost choked or drowned or something.

[@citam2023A]

9:05 - I died at the scream 🤣

[@donovanevans3019]

me: *steals blankets* 1600s england: “i shall sentence u to death”

[@andrewgreeb916]

In general it's considered merciful to sharpen the blade and strike off the head in one blow, if you wished to make them suffer you'd bring a dull blade and strike many times

[@JexTea]

* Asian parents saw this * "How cruel of them it's so sad to see people die in horrible ways" There children who got kicked in the @$$ with a belt or a cricket bat: Ye for sure

[@Itried20takennames]

Ketch did so bad at the executions that he had to do a 1500s version of a YT apology/defense video - publishing a pamphlet that no, he wasn’t drunk and the main problem was that the person being executed wouldn’t kneel in the best way.

[@Infidelll]

Okay, this is turning gruesome. But I like it...

[@YourFoxo]

Babe wake up, new The Infographics Show upload

[@ShrekFoxh]

wow these execution's must be harsh

[@THINKPATH]

Fun fact: did u know that more people die from pigs than from sharks!!?? i will post regular video like this so make sure subscribe!! btw i'm a kid

[@anonymous5t565]

Not as harsh as crucufuction

[@thewizardbrand]

Love these guys

[@Geffnob]

Moral of the story, don't commit crimes that warrant the death penalty

[@patriciajacobs8224]

*Executions That Went Horribly Wrong: Saying First Comment and Not Being First!*

[@THINKPATH]

Fun fact: did u know that more people die from pigs than from sharks!!?? i will post regular video like this so make sure subscribe!! btw i'm a kid

[@chamberashes3128]

louis XVI was indeed guillotined but I heard that it was not a "clean" execution to raise the blade and chop again. Royalty had to be done clean so instead of lifting the blade they just pushed it through. I only heard it and never looked into it.

[@StormGuy.Productions]

i love the many small laughs they all make from time to time

[@sw9458]

A town in England had a version that predated the guillotine by a few hundred years, the Halifax gibbet if your interested

[@gabrielkawa432]

That was pretty cool that the last guy survived hanging 3 times.

[@twocvbloke]

Facts we're dying to learn about... :P

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[@justandy333]

In my opinion the death penalty should only be used if there is a 100% open and shut case as to their guilt. Which in this world is impossible. So many people have been wrongly executed over the years even though the evidence was considered concrete at the time. Clever criminals framing others, botched enquiries, People just lying in court. The list goes on and on. Its so infrequently used nowadays anyway they might as well not bother with it at all and give the geniunely innocent people a chance to prove such.

[@Fabo100]

"It wouldn't be the last time the electric chair shocked witnesses" I see what u did there

[@Greggy1505]

As much as I love these vids and you've got a very radio friendly voice there's one thing that's bugging me, you're saying hung when you meant hanged, a person can't be hung (unless you're talking about something else)

[@candiceperry7916]

It is awesome to watch infographics show I like you versus the joker

[@gloomytony9560]

dude killed another dude .... do you think its shocking that he suffered some pain in consequence? I call it justice.

[@BruceWayne-ne1ez]

Ahhh yes executing someone because you are the executioner and gets arrested and gets executed later F*cking irony

[@Blingchachink]

Hahahaha this warms my heart

[@darksoulomkar9499]

I love this channel ❤️

[@BenCDBrown]

You know, for having the world record for mass hangings, you'd think we'd get it right here in Minnesota.

[@SamuelHayes]

Ban the death penalty

[@johnsonparker1722]

True

[@peeeter4337]

Yes, everyone thinks that the most common method of execution in Europe was beheading. While it was sometimes used, you would be lucky if you get this punishment. Most of the times, people were way more inventive when it comes to executions. For example, în the Carpathian countryes, the weel was often used, while in modern day France or Germany, a simple hanging was their choise. In 13th, 14th, 15th,16th, and 17th century England, most people that were sentenced to death were hung, drawn and quartered. During the eighty years war, the spaniards oftenly drawned their dutch prisoniers.

[@firemaker1258]

Hanging, drawing and quartering was reserved for treason in England. Most people were executed by hanging, or other methods.

[@shazam1334]

2:42 he was nearly headless nick!!

[@alfredagain]

Apparently some of the hangings at Nuremberg of the top Nazis were botched. The hangman was quite a shady character and probably shouldn't have been doing the job. It's actually quite gratifying that some of those Nazis ended up dangling on the end of a rope that should have snapped their necks straight away.

[@MrYogurtMan24]

Fellow Ohioan here, and I remember that story

[@prosiz1377]

Which one

[@jaystarrish]

This channel educates more then school it’s self

[@jaystarrish]

@Nobunaga Ikido pree ur name go sleep

[@himmelskibet]

@@jaystarrish School is ok I am done with school for the year now !!

[@anonymous5t565]

Crucifuction was actually the bloodiest method of execution.

[@TheTsukuyomiLight]

7:55 Bruh look, it's Wings of Redemption! Real tawk!

[@QDKMEDIA]

Imagine a guys half head just drooping off to the side

[@tessbalzen9767]

Just watch the first Harry Potter film! Right after the trio is sorted😂

[@loneshadow0844]

The people that survived we're blessed by extreme luck. Or they just leveled up their Luck Skill tree

[@iplayskyblock9095]

lol, or maybe maxed their luck stat by grinding the luck island boss XD

[@fearisaliar3]

That’s crazy about these cruel punishments

[@karansherpa8803]

The only infographic show you can watch while eating.

[@brandongostomski7348]

Kinda shocked the story of "Black Jack" Ketchum wasn't covered

[@cameronschindler25]

Who else loves the Infographics Show!

[@blaynesplantvlog7117]

I think we can agree the infographics like this topic😂

[@Grantsta]

Executions that went wrong: 1. “Hey you, you’re finally awake.”