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US prisoner chooses to be executed by firing squad
A convicted murderer is set to be executed by firing squad in the United States state of South Carolina on Friday, marking ...
The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here's a look at the history
Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way ...
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South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way ...
SC Supreme Court responds to lawyer claims that last man executed effectively drowned
The South Carolina Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for a man facing death by firing squad on March 7. Brad Sigmon ...
Greenville man condemned to death raises questions about lethal injection, requests stay
Brad Sigmon’s attorneys filed a motion on Wednesday after an autopsy report showed the last inmate's execution took more than ...
Autopsy shows last man executed in SC effectively drowned, lawyers for next condemned man say
Attorneys for Brad Sigmon, the next S.C. death row inmate, raised concerns in a Feb. 26 court filing over the autopsy report ...
South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures
If the execution is carried out as planned, Sigmon is to be strapped to a chair in the death chamber and have a hood placed ...
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Convicted killer Marion Bowman is executed after spending over 20 years on death row
The 21-year-old had been brutally shot to death by her longtime friend, Marion Bowman, after the pair fought over monetary issues. The 20-year-old was chillingly heard to say “that b**ch be dead ...