The Three-Day Execution of Peter Niers Was Savage Beyond Belief

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In September 1581, a court in Bavaria sentenced a man to exactly 42 strikes with the wheel. Not 40, not 45, 42. That specific number was written into official legal documents because the judges wanted to be absolutely precise about how much suffering this man deserved. The man was Peter and depending on which document you read, he had either murder... Read More