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 U.S. in 15 years.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.
Louisiana judge gives ruling on execution procedures for death row inmates
A federal judge in the Middle District Court of Louisiana granted a motion to expedite consideration and reopening of the case.
'Barbaric': Inmate chooses death by firing squad for execution in South Carolina next month
Brad Keith Sigmon is set to be executed by firing squad on March 7 for the 2001 beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke.
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
New bill would make firing squad Arizona’s main method of execution
Arizona has 112 death row inmates. Firing squad as a means of execution has been in the headlines more and more. On Friday, a South Carolina man chose death by firing squad for his planned execution in two weeks.
Condemned South Carolina man chooses to die by firing squad
Brad Sigmon chose bullets over lethal injection or the electric chair, "which would burn and cook him alive," his attorney said.
South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad as execution method
A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to be executed by a firing squad next month rather than by lethal injection or the electric chair.
South Carolina killer chooses rarely-used execution method as electric chair would 'cook him alive'
Brad Sigmon, who used a baseball bat to kill his ex-girlfriend's parents at their home in Greenville County, California, didn't pick the electric chair because it would "burn and cook him alive"
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Judge says lethal injection doesn’t violate rights of man on death row, avoids firing squad question
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Arizona bill for executions by firing squad advances in State Capitol due to concerns with lethal injections
Arizona's House committee advances a bill proposing firing squads for executions, citing flaws in the lethal injection ...
Judge reopens challenge to Louisiana execution protocol as state prepares to use nitrogen gas
A federal judge on Friday reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana's execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out ...
Five years after last execution, Tennessee attorney general looks to resume killings
The Tennessee Attorney General's Office is asking the state Supreme Court to set execution dates for five people on death row ...
Drug used in SC’s executions might cause unnecessary pain, suffering, Justice Dept. warns
Both the federal government and South Carolina carry out the lethal injections using a single drug, pentobarbital, a powerful ...
Execution witness challenges Arkansas bill allowing nitrogen hypoxia method
Arkansas is one among several other states that are looking to replace their way of carrying out capital punishment by using ...