The Root Of All Evil

The 10 Most Horrific Execution Methods Throughout History By All That's Interesting Published February 4, 2016 Updated September 12, 2019 Whether involving rats, spikes, or boiling oil, the worst execution methods ever invented prove that humans have mastered the art of torture and death. Worst Execution Methods If the last few thousand years of human history have shown us to be good at one thing, it’s the art of inflicting painful, humiliating death on one another. Whether using torture devices, scorching temperatures, or endless variations of sharp, pointed implements, the ingenuity that has gone into the act of death by torture is genuinely shocking. You’ll need a strong stomach to make it through this episode of the worst punishments in the history of mankind.

Demon in the shape of a woman. The widow Blanque. Savage mistress. She goes by many names, but Madame Lalaurie remains a fixture in New Orleans history and lore even 165 years after her death. Her story tragically recounts the brutal reality of slavery in a horrifying and gruesome manner because for more than 150 years and through several generations the Lalaurie house has been considered the most haunted location in the french quarter. Let's just say this story is not for the faint hearted...and not for the weak of stomach either. For more follow me on instagram@_therootofallevilpodcast or main me @[email protected]

WE'RE BACK FOR ANOTHER SEASON (!!!!)and after more than six decades, with libraries full of books, archives packed with testimony and warehouses crammed with documents, if you think you know all there is to know about the Holocaust then think again. Because on today's episode we're going to be unveiling 5 facts that you probably didn't know about the Holocaust. For more follow me on instagram @_therootofallevilpodcast or mail me @[email protected]

On the final episode of our SPOOKTOBER SERIES we're discussing the life of Samuel Little, otherwise known as the “Choke and Stroke Killer”, who's certainly one of the serial killers who has flown most under the radar over the years. Samuel Little may have killed as many as 93 people by knocking them unconscious and then strangling them to death. It’s people like Little who are the stuff of nightmares, constantly succeeding in evading the law. For more follow me on Instagram@_therootofallevilpodcast

In the third episode of the SPOOKTOBER SERIES we're taking a look at one of the most infamous serial killers in the world from South America, Pedro Alonso López aka "The monster of Andes" who has murdered more than 300 young girls in the 1970s. He's only spent 16 years in prison and his present whereabouts are unknown. For more follow me on @_therootofallevilpodcast on Instagram