South Carolina, firing squad and The execution

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.
South Carolina inmate executed by firing squad for first time in US since 2010
A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad, the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection.
South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years
A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method.
South Carolina man to be executed by firing squad, nation’s first in 15 years
Only three people have been executed by firing squad in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years
A South Carolina man convicted of murder is scheduled to be executed by firing squad Friday night. Brad Sigmon beat to death his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat as part of a botched kidnapping plan in 2001.
Idaho becomes first state to prefer death by firing squad for executions
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill on Wednesday making death by firing squad the preferred method for executions, and death by lethal injection the second preferred 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.
How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold
Three volunteer South Carolina prison employees will be the firing squad used to execute condemned killer Brad Sigmon on ...
In a first for South Carolina, Brad Sigmon is executed by firing squad
Brad Sigmon is only the fourth person executed by firing squad in the United States since the death penalty resumed ...
South Carolina Man, 67, to Be Executed by Firing Squad Tonight, the First in 15 Years, After Losing Last-Minute Appeal
Brad Sigmon, the South Carolina man who beat his ex-girlfriend's parents to death with a bat, will become the first person ...
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Firing squad executes Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina in 'bloody spectacle'
A firing squad in South Carolina executed Brad Keith Sigmon on Friday for the beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, marking the first firing squad execution in the state in ...
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Execution by firing squad in South Carolina carried out
South Carolina inmate Brad Keith Sigmon was executed by firing squad Friday for the 2001 murders of his ex-girlfriend's parents, marking the fourth time this method was used in the United ...