Much like Brad Sigmon, Ronnie Lee Gardner also opted to be executed by a firing squad
Utah killer Ronnie Lee Gardner opted to be executed by a firing squad when he was sentenced to death and he gave a strange answer when asked why.
Map Shows US States Allowing Firing Squad Executions
South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.
The US is killing someone by firing squad for the first time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
As South Carolina plans to carry our the first firing squad execution in 15 years in the United States, Professor Deborah Denno of the Fordham School of Law talks about the history of the unusual method to carry out the death penalty, currently only authorized in five states. (AP video: Erik Verduzco)
South Carolina Man, 67, to Be Executed by Firing Squad Tonight, the First in 15 Years, After Losing Last-Minute Appeal
Brad Sigmon, the South Carolina man who beat his ex-girlfriend's parents to death with a bat, will become the first person executed by firing squad in the United States in 15 years on Friday, March 7,
South Carolina kills death-row prisoner in state's first firing squad execution
Brad Sigmon, convicted in a double murder in 2002, opted to die by a method that is rarely used. Utah carried out the last firing squad execution in 2010.
A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method.
When Was the Last Firing Squad Execution? Brad Sigmon Faces Death Penalty
The last execution by firing squad in the U.S. occurred in Utah in 2010 when Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed for a 1984 murder. Utah remains the only state that has used this method since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, carrying out three firing squad executions.
Firing squad executes Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina in 'bloody spectacle'
Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977. Sigmon's attorney called it a "bloody spectacle."
A firing squad is executing Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina today. What to know.
Three volunteer corrections staff members will point rifles at Sigmon's chest and fire live rounds as he sits strapped to a chair, a hood over his head.
A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years
A South Carolina man convicted of murder is scheduled to be executed by firing squad Friday night. Brad Sigmon beat to death his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat as part of a botched kidnapping plan in 2001.
South Carolina urges Supreme Court to let it execute murderer by firing squad
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson told the Supreme Court Friday morning to reject a request from a murderer to escape a firing squad just hours away.
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Witness to First Firing Squad Death in 15 Years Details How 'More Violent' Execution Was 'Certainly Faster' Than Lethal Injection
An eyewitness to South Carolina's recent execution by firing squad described the event as "more violent"and much "faster" ...
Man Who Was Executed by Firing Squad for the First Time in the U.S. Since 2010 Shared a Passionate Plea as His Final Words
Brad Sigmon was executed by firing squad on Friday, March 7, the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) confirmed in ...