‘Violent and sudden’: Witness to first SC firing squad execution describes what he saw
One of the media witnesses to Friday night’s execution, the first ever in the state to use a firing squad, provided his eyewitness account.
South Carolina double killer to die by firing squad in first execution of its kind in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, 67, personally requested the unusual punishment after fearing the electric chair would “burn and cook him alive, ...
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South Carolina Murderer To Be Executed by Firing Squad After Final Appeal Rejected
Brad Sigmon, 67, will be the first man in 15 years to be executed by shooting and only the fourth since the death penalty was ...
Brad Keith Sigmon Final Words Before South Carolina Execution
Brad Keith Sigmon called for an end to the death penalty before he was executed by firing squad in South Carolina on Friday.
A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method.
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Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad
COLUMBIA - Condemned inmate Brad Sigmon chooses firing squad execution over lethal injection or electric chair, citing ...
South Carolina prepares for first firing squad execution, ushering return of rare method
Brad Sigmon, 67, has opted not to die by electrocution or lethal injection in his planned March 7 execution. The last firing ...
Brad Sigmon executed by firing squad, first in South Carolina's history
South Carolina has executed Brad Sigmon, the fourth inmate to be put to death by the state since executions resumed in September 2024.
Inside South Carolina's first firing squad execution in 15 years – A chilling firsthand account
A journalist recounts witnessing South Carolina’s first firing squad execution in 15 years, describing the chilling moment ...
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South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures
South Carolina has said its methods are similar to other states that use one dose of pentobarbital. In Georgia and Tennessee, ...
South Carolina executes first inmate to die by firing squad since Utah did it in 2010
Columbia, S.C. • The state of South Carolina executed a prisoner Friday evening with a firing squad, an extremely rare method ...
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An American is set to be executed by firing squad. Here’s what to know.
South Carolina death row prisoners must choose an ... In the executions of Richard Moore in November and Marion Bowman Jr. in January, both men appeared to stop breathing in a few minutes but ...