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

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

Brad Keith Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in South Carolina, opted for the firing squad ...

Brad Sigmon’s attorneys asked the court to reconsider an earlier delay denial based on questions about the effectiveness of ...

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.

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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