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South Carolina man Brad Sigmon executed by firing squad, first such execution in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, said he chose to die by bullets because he considered the other choices offered by the state to be worse.
When Was the Last Firing Squad Execution? Brad Sigmon Faces Death Penalty
The last execution by firing squad in the U.S. occurred in Utah in 2010 when Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed for a 1984 murder. Utah remains the only state that has used this method since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, carrying out three firing squad executions.
Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes
An Associated Press journalist served as media eyewitness to the execution of Brad Sigmon by firing squad Friday in South Carolina.
Idaho becomes first state to prefer death by firing squad for executions
The governor’s action comes less than a week after Brad Sigmon, 67, of South Carolina, was executed by way of a firing squad for killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat in
Firing Squads are Now Idaho's Primary Form of Execution
Idaho Governor Brad Little has signed a new law-making firing squads the state’s primary method of execution. He signed House Bill 37 Wednesday morning.
Firing squad bill passed in Idaho
Idaho will become the only state to use firing squad as their primary execution method.
Idaho adopts firing squad as the primary method of execution
Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill-37, effectively adopting the firing squad as Idaho's primary method of execution.The law will apply to executions carried out on or after July 1, 2026.
Idaho will be only state with firing squad as main execution method, after governor signs bill
Idaho will become the only state to fatally shoot death row inmates as its main execution method. Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday morning signed into law House Bill 37, which will make the firing squad the primary death penalty in Idaho.
Firing squad executes Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina in 'bloody spectacle'
Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.
A firing squad is executing Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina today. What to know.
Three volunteer corrections staff members will point rifles at Sigmon's chest and fire live rounds as he sits strapped to a ...
Brad Keith Sigmon Final Words Before South Carolina Execution
Brad Keith Sigmon called for an end to the death penalty before he was executed by firing squad in South Carolina on Friday.
Firing squad execution: Brad Keith Sigmon executed in South Carolina
A firing squad in South Carolina executed Brad Keith Sigmon for the beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001.
Here's Why Brad Keith Sigmon Chose Execution By Firing Squad Over Lethal Injection
Brad Sigmon, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat, is set to be executed this evening by a ...
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First firing squad execution in U.S. in 15 years is carried out in S.C.
Brad Keith Sigmon ... and especially him picking the firing squad.” Sigmon’s execution was profoundly felt by advocates in South Carolina who had lobbied Gov. Henry McMaster (R), a death ...
South Carolina will execute Brad Sigmon by firing squad. Here’s how it will be done
Brad Sigmon will be the first person executed by firing squad in South Carolina and the oldest person ever put to death in ...
Eye witness narrates how Brad Sigmon's execution unfolded: ‘My heart started pounding…’
Brad Sigmon was executed by firing squad in South Carolina, marking the first such execution in the United States. since 2003 ...