Death row inmate requests to be killed by rare execution method not used for 15 years
Death row inmate Brad Sigmon, currently incarcerated in South Carolina, has chosen to be executed by firing squad, which hasn ...
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 ...
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Man on death row chooses gruelling execution method that hasn’t been used in 15 years
A man sentenced to death will be the first prisoner to be executed via this method since 2010. Brad Sigmon was put on death ...
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die ...