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South Carolina carries out execution by firing squad
As South Carolina prepared to carry out the first execution by firing squad in the U.S. since 2010, Catholic activists ...
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South Carolina man called for end of death penalty before execution in final statement
I want my closing statement to be one of love and a calling to my fellow Christians to help us end the death penalty,” Brad ...
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Letter to the Editor: The moral urgency of abolishing the death penalty
Imagine being given a choice on how you die, but the options are limited to electrocution, lethal injection or a firing squad ...
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First person to be executed by firing squad in the US in 15 years shared final plea before death
Murderer Brad Kieth Sigmon was shot dead by a three-person firing squad, after calling for an end to the death penalty.
South Carolina man executed by firing squad; 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 ...
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 ...
Firing squad could become Idaho's main execution method under a bill awaiting governor's approval
The Idaho Senate passed the bill on Wednesday, and it will take effect next year if it is signed by Gov. Brad Little.
Brad Sigmon executed by firing squad, first in South Carolina's history
South Carolina has executed Brad Sigmon, the fourth inmate to be put to death by the state since executions resumed in September 2024.