An American is set to be executed by firing squad. Here’s what to know.
Brad Keith Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in South Carolina, opted for the firing squad over the electric chair and lethal injection.
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.
Greenville man on South Carolina's death row chooses firing squad for March 7 execution
Brad Sigmon made the choice after the state Supreme Court denied a stay request based on questions about the effectiveness of lethal injection
South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution method that hasn’t been used 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 March 7.
Who is Brad Sigmon? The South Carolina murderer set for first U.S. firing squad execution in 15 years
Death row inmate convicted of the double murder of David and Gladys Larke has chosen to die by firing squad over fears the electric chair would ‘burn and cook him alive’
South Carolina Supreme Court Rejects Man's Final Appeal, Clearing Way for Firing Squad Execution
The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday’s firing squad execution
How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold
Three volunteer South Carolina prison employees will be the firing squad used to execute condemned killer Brad Sigmon on Friday
South Carolina Supreme Court denies death row inmate's request to delay his execution
Brad Sigmon’s attorneys asked the court to reconsider an earlier delay denial based on questions about the effectiveness of the lethal injection drug
South Carolina man to be executed by firing squad, first in 15 years
The South Carolina Supreme Court has denied the final appeal of Brad Sigmon, paving the way for his execution by firing squad on Friday.
Execution looms: Brad Sigmon is 'going to pay for what he's done,' victims' grandson says
The children and grandchildren of David and Gladys Larke will be in Columbia to witness the execution of the man who beat the ...
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In first for state, South Carolina death row inmate elects to die by firing squad
Brad Sigmon, 67, was sentenced to death in 2001 for the murders of his ex-girlfriend’s parents, Gladys and David Larke ...
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How South Carolina’s firing squad execution of baseball bat killer Brad Sigmon will unfold
When a South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat steps into the death row chamber Friday ...
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'An impossible choice': Lawyer of death row inmate says he wasn't given a clear choice
Gerald 'Bo' King, Brad Sigmon's lawyer, says the 67-year-old's decision to die from firing squad comes as he's run out of options. Sigmon was sentenced to death for the double murder of his ...
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'Barbaric': Inmate chooses death by firing squad for execution in South Carolina next month
A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to die by firing squad in what would be the first such execution in the ...
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The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here's a look at the history
It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier ...