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 ...

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

The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way ...

A woman has gone missing from her campsite at a South Carolina state park about an hour over the Georgia border, according to the Pickens County Sheriff's Office.

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

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

A man is set to face execution by firing squad in South Carolina later this week. Brad Keith Sigmon, 76, was sentenced to ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court has denied the final appeal of Brad Sigmon, paving the way for his execution by firing squad ...

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

Brad Sigmon, 67, personally requested the unusual punishment after fearing the electric chair would "burn and cook him alive, ...