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Lethal injection, firing squad and nitrogen gas. A look at US execution methods
Louisiana is preparing this week to execute a man by nitrogen gas, the first execution in the state in 15 years. Since the ...
South Carolina sets date for 5th execution in under 7 months
A South Carolina inmate is set to become the fifth person to be put to death since the state resumed executions in September after a 13-year pause.
South Carolina executes convicted murderer by firing squad—the first in the U.S. in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, convicted of a brutal 2001 double murder, was executed by firing squad after fighting to avoid the electric ...
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South Carolina killer chooses death by firing squad, marking first shooting execution in 15 years
On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the state's new firing squad over lethal injection or the electric chair. Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing ...
South Carolina double murderer Brad Sigmon becomes first US death row inmate to die by firing squad in 15 years
A convicted double murderer in South Carolina became the first American death row inmate to die by firing squad in 15 years — ...
South Carolina convict inches closer to first US death by firing squad in 15 years
A South Carolina convict who brutally killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat in 2001 is scheduled to be ...
First US execution by firing squad in 15 years set for Friday: What to know
A South Carolina prisoner is set to be executed by firing squad Friday in the first execution of its kind in more than a decade. Brad Sigmon, 67, was convicted and sentenced to death in 2002 in ...
How South Carolina firing squad works
Just three inmates - in Utah in 1977, 1996 and 2010 - have faced a firing squad in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Reporters ... S.C., including the electric chair, right, and ...
For first time in 15 years, state executes man by firing squad
March 7 (UPI) -- For the first time in 15 years, a state has put a person to death by firing squad. Late Friday, South ...