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 schedules a firing squad execution for next week; 1st in U.S. in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, 67, is on death row for the 2001 beating death with a baseball bat of his former girlfriend’s parents in Greenville County. He confessed that he was trying to kidnap his girlfriend and then planned a murder-suicide.
Firing squad execution planned in South Carolina: Is the method making a return?
Brad Sigmon, set for execution by firing squad on March 7, seeks a delay, citing concerns over South Carolina’s lethal injection process. If carried out, it would be the first U.S. firing squad execution since 2010.
Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad
COLUMBIA - Condemned inmate Brad Sigmon chooses firing squad execution over lethal injection or electric chair, citing concerns about previous executions in South Carolina.
Condemned Murderer May Be First Person in 15 Years to Be Executed by Firing Squad in U.S.
A South Carolina inmate on death row has chosen to be executed by a firing squad, according to multiple reports. If chosen, he will be the first person to die by a firing squad in the United States in 15 years.
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 Man Set to Face a Firing Squad Seeks Postponement, Questioning Execution Procedures
A South Carolina man who is scheduled to die next week by firing squad is again asking that his execution be postponed and prison officials release more information about the state's lethal injection drug and procedures.
South Carolina to carry out first U.S. firing squad execution since 2010
Chris LefkowA South Carolina man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents has chosen to be put to death by firing squad next month in what would be the first such execution in the United States since 2010.
Death row inmate terrified of electric chair and lethal injection chooses how he'll die
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Autopsy shows last man executed in SC effectively drowned, lawyers for next condemned man say
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Brad Sigmon's lawyers file stay, citing 'disturbing' autopsy reports of recent executions
Lawyers filed a motion to halt proceedings to determine whether the information the state provides about its lethal injection ...
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South Carolina inmate chooses firing squad for execution, 1st in US in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, a convicted murderer, chose death by firing squad in South Carolina, the first such execution in the U.S. in ...
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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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Brad Sigmon's legal team seeks execution stay, citing mental illness and trial failures
The legal team for Brad Sigmon has filed a motion for a stay of execution Thursday and a petition for a writ of habeas corpus ...
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Man on death row who chose gruelling execution method that hasn’t been used in 15 years makes last minute plea
South Carolina man Brad Sigmon is currently scheduled to be executed by firing squad on March 7, but he's now asked for his ...