South Carolina kills death-row prisoner in state's first firing squad execution
Brad Sigmon, convicted in a double murder in 2002, opted to die by a method that is rarely used. Utah carried out the last ...
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Greenville man on South Carolina's death row chooses firing squad for March 7 execution
The state now allows death row inmates to choose between lethal injection and firing squad, with the electric chair as the ...
South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad, first in US in 15 years
A man convicted of a double murder is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina Friday night by firing squad - a method that ...
Who is Brad Keith Sigmon, the South Carolina Death Row inmate who chose the firing squad
If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern history and the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.
South Carolina death row inmate to face firing squad
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The first execution by firing squad in the U.S. in 15 years is set to happen. Brad Sigmon was sentenced for ...
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South Carolina inmate executed by firing squad for first time in US since 2010
by the South Carolina Department of Corrections on Friday is only the fourth firing squad execution in the US since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976, according to the Death Penalty ...
South Carolina double murderer Brad Sigmon becomes first US death row inmate to die by firing squad in 15 years
A convicted double murderer in South Carolina became the first American death row inmate to die by firing squad in 15 years — ...
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South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad
The last time such an execution took place was 15 years ago, in Utah. The South Carolina inmate chose the method because of his concerns about lethal injection, his lawyer said. By Eduardo Medina ...
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South Carolina man Brad Sigmon executed by firing squad, first such execution in 15 years
Thirteen years elapsed between executions, and cases of death row inmates started to pile up. A Democratic lawmaker in South Carolina suggested a firing squad if the state was going to keep ...
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An American is set to be executed by firing squad. Here’s what to know.
A prisoner on South Carolina’s death row is scheduled this week to die by firing squad, the state’s first-ever use of that execution method. Brad Keith Sigmon, convicted of double murder ...
South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad for first time in 15 years
CNN’s Ryan Young reports 67-year-old Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of a double murder, is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina Friday night by firing squad - a method that has not been used in ...