Hadj Mesfewi Walled Alive Execution

In 1906, Moroccan authorities sentenced Hadj Mohammed Mesfewi, a notorious serial killer, to death after investigators uncovered the bodies of 36 murdered women buried beneath his shop and garden in Marrakesh, Morocco. Mesfewi had lured many of his victims to his property before killing them and secretly hiding the remains. After his arrest and conviction, officials chose an ancient punishment known as immurement, in which a criminal is sealed inside a wall or enclosed space. Workers walled Mesfewi up alive as part of the sentence. Witnesses reported hearing the serial killer’s cries for help for two days before the sounds finally stopped.

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