A man on death row will become South Carolina's first ever execution by firing squad later this week after revealing why he ...

A South Carolina man’s latest effort to have his execution reconsidered was denied. Brad Sigmon’s legal team said he’s deeply ...

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say more places may turn to.

If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern ...

House Bill 37 heads to the governor’s desk, and if it goes into effect, would make Idaho the only state in the U.S. to use ...

Brad Sigmon will be the first person executed by firing squad in South Carolina and the oldest person ever put to death in ...

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way ...

Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week.

Some 46 prisoners have been executed by lethal injection and electrocution in South Carolina since 1985. Brad Sigmon’s ...

It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier ...

Coroner Mike Ellis said it was early in his law enforcement career when he was called to document the murders in April 2001.

Only five states allow firing squads for executions. But the firing squad isn’t the primary death penalty method in any of ...