South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad for first time in 15 years
CNN’s Ryan Young reports 67-year-old Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of a double murder, is scheduled to be executed in South ...
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Here’s how people on death row meet their ends in each state
As South Carolina prepares to execute a man by firing squad on Friday, here are the ways each state conducts capital punishment.
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Death row inmate is executed by firing squad after choosing how he would die
A killer on death row has become the first US prisoner in 15 years to be executed by firing squad. Brad Sigmon, 67, was granted permission to choose the manner of his execution after comlaining he ...
Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method
A death row inmate in Louisiana scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked for his capital punishment to be carried out using a more humane method ...
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SC inmate to die by firing squad. Is the 'barbaric' method making a comeback?
Death row inmates in the state can choose how they ... Firing squads may also have been used by the military during the American Revolution and the War of 1812, but the bulk of these executions ...
Tampa Bay Times13d
Death row inmate Michael Lambrix awaits fate from court: 'It's my last hope'
Dozens of death row inmates sentenced under the same flawed ... where a head injury from a fall ended his military career. Every month, a government disability check for $133 arrives at his ...
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South Carolina inmate executed by firing squad for first time in US since 2010
South Carolina has 28 other inmates on death row, according to state records. CNN’s John Fritze, Shawn Nottingham and Jessica Jordan contributed to this report.