Really, unlike the cleanliness of electrocution, why not even nastier, well-tested nightmares like hanging, guillotines or burning at the stake? Poisons appeal to old-world cultures, though Russkies ...

A close look at a guillotine experiment reveals what happens when the blade meets its target.

Philan Le acknowledges he drove a guillotine to the nation’s capital in the bed of his pickup truck and parked it near the U.S. Capitol. But he didn’t anticipate, he said in an interview with The ...

The man who was arrested Tuesday for driving with a guillotine near the U.S. Capitol told police officers the weapon was “the real deal,” according to his arrest affidavit. The affidavit, filed in the ...

Philan-Tam-Duy Le, 35, of Julian, Calif., was taken into custody for “being in possession of the guillotine,” the police said. By Christine Hauser See more of our coverage in your search ...

Philan-Tam-Duy Le, 35, was arrested on misdemeanor weapon charge, but judge declines to keep him in jail A California man who was arrested this week for having a wooden guillotine near the US Capitol ...

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) on Tuesday arrested a California man after officers spotted a guillotine in the back of a pickup truck in broad daylight, just steps from the U.S. Capitol. USCP ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred A Southern California man who had a guillotine ...

A California man was busted Tuesday after cops allegedly found a guillotine in the back of his pickup truck near the US Capitol and the Supreme Court Building. Philan-Tam-Duy Le, 35, of Julian, ...

U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a man after discovering a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked on the eastern edge of the National Mall. Officers first spotted an illegally parked ...

U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a man who they say was carrying a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck. Philan-Tam-Duy Le of Julian, California, was arrested on suspicion of “carrying a ...

U.S. Capitol Police arrested a California man with a guillotine in the bed of his pickup truck Tuesday afternoon, police said. Officers noticed the guillotine when they came across the pickup parked ...