The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
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 ...
South Carolina Shares Plans for Rare Execution by Firing Squad
Brad Sigmon, 67, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, is scheduled to be executed on March 7.
I proposed South Carolina use firing squad executions. Here’s what I think now. | Opinion
Former state Sen. Dick Harpootlian suggested the idea of letting death row inmates choose to die by firing squad in 2021.
Condemned South Carolina killer to die by firing squad; here’s how it will unfold
Some 46 prisoners have been executed by lethal injection and electrocution in South Carolina since 1985. Brad Sigmon’s ...
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South Carolina plans to carry out a firing squad execution. Is it safe for witnesses?
South Carolina plans to execute its first prisoner by firing squad on March 7 inside the same death chamber it's used for ...
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 to execute man by firing squad, nation’s first in 15 years
Only three people have been executed by firing squad in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
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South Carolina Baseball Bat Killer Slated to Be Executed By Firing Squad Will' Pay For What He's Done', Victim's Grandson Says
A South Carolina man facing execution for murdering his ex-girlfriends parents will "pay for what he's done," the victims ...
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South Carolina prepares for first firing squad execution, ushering return of rare method
The overhaul of South Carolina’s death chamber was completed three years ago. Now, a team of sharpshooters is practicing its aim for what is poised to be the first firing squad execution in the ...
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Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years
Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the US in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die on March 7.
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South Carolina killer chooses death by firing squad, marking first shooting execution in 15 years
Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die ...