The Crack of Rifles, Then Silence: What a Firing Squad Execution Was Like
One of the three media witnesses to the execution of Brad Sigmon in South Carolina on Friday describes what he saw.
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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 ...
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 ...
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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South Carolina to perform rare firing squad execution
Barring any last-minute stay, the US State of South Carolina plans to execute 67-year-old death row inmate Brad Keith Sigmon ...
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A reporter who witnessed Brad Sigmon's execution noted it would be forever 'etched' in his mind
A reporter who witnessed Brad Sigmon's death behind a bullet-proof window noted that it would be 'etched' in his mind forever ...
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Man Executed By Firing Squad For First Time In US In Last 15 Years
The details of South Carolina’s lethal injection method are kept secret. Sigmon had unsuccessfully petitioned the state ...
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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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.
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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 ...
Brother of death row inmate reveals final moments after execution by three-man firing squad
Brad Sigmon's brother admitted that he was in 'great spirits' before being executed by a three-man firing squad ...
The bullseye on his chest disappeared as three shots rang out – inside the US’s first firing squad execution in 15 years
ONE terrible night 24 years ago, factory worker Brad Sigmon stayed up smoking crack cocaine and planning violent revenge. He was going to kidnap girlfriend Rebecca Barbare who had jilted him after ...