Minute-by-minute account of America's first firing squad execution in 15 years
Eye witnesses have detailed a minute-by-minute account of how double murderer Brad Sigmon was executed by firing squad for ...
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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.
Trump’s death penalty push faces resistance in some red states
Even as President Donald Trump and other national Republican leaders push to expand the use of capital punishment, some ...
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 ...
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 ...
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The US killed someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier ...
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Controversial Moves and Challenges: Key US Domestic News Highlights
A summary of recent US news includes South Carolina's firing squad execution, Trump facing constitutional challenges over law ...
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Brother of death row inmate speaks out about final moments after state's first ever execution by firing squad
Mike Sigmon, the brother of the South Carolina death row inmate who was executed on Friday (March 7), has spoken out after ...
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 ...
AP explains South Carolina’s first execution by firing squad in 15 years
Reporter Jeffrey Collins witnessed a South Carolina man convicted of murder executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years.
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.