Upstate death row inmate chooses to die by firing squad
An Upstate man who is scheduled to be put to death by the state in March has elected the method of execution. Brad Sigmon chose the firing squad, according to his attorney. Lethal injection causes “prolonged suffering” and the electric chair would “cook him alive,
Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years
Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the U.S. in 15 years.
'Barbaric': Inmate chooses death by firing squad for execution in South Carolina next month
Brad Keith Sigmon is set to be executed by firing squad on March 7 for the 2001 beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke.
Condemned Murderer May Be First Person in 15 Years to Be Executed by Firing Squad in U.S.
A South Carolina inmate on death row has chosen to be executed by a firing squad, according to multiple reports. If chosen, he will be the first person to die by a firing squad in the United States in 15 years.
In first for state, South Carolina death row inmate elects to die by firing squad
In 2024, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that firing squad was a constitutional method of carrying out executions.
Man Chooses Firing Squad for Execution, Would Be US's First in 15 Years
Sigmon is the first inmate in SC to select the state's newly implemented firing squad over lethal injection or electric chair.
South Carolina inmate chooses firing squad for execution, 1st in US in 15 years
A convicted murderer in South Carolina has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the U.S. in 15 years.
South Carolina man on death row chooses execution by firing squad
Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2002, is scheduled to be executed on March 7.
Condemned South Carolina man chooses to die by firing squad
Brad Sigmon chose bullets over lethal injection or the electric chair, "which would burn and cook him alive," his attorney said.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.
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GMC Monday Headlines: Two Parents Charged With Child Murder & Condemned Inmate Chooses Death By Firing Squad
Headlines: Richland Deputies say Caleb and Kayla Nix have both been charged for the death of their 7 month old child & Condemned inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by firing squad; a ...
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'Barbaric' method of execution in South Carolina draws fierce opposition
Nearly 15 years since the country's last firing squad death, an inmate in South Carolina elects to be shot to death.
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Brad Sigmon's legal team seeks execution stay, citing mental illness and trial failures
The legal team for Brad Sigmon has filed a motion for a stay of execution Thursday and a petition for a writ of habeas corpus ...
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Brad Sigmom was put on death row in 2001
"But the alternative is just as monstrous. If he chose lethal injection, he risked the prolonged death suffered by all three ...
State Supreme Court sets execution date for Greenville man convicted in 2001 double murder
Sigmon was convicted of murder in the 2001 deaths of David and Gladys Larke and the kidnapping of their daughter, Rebecca Barbre.  He was sentenced to death in July 2002.   Sigmon would be ...