Last Words of First Death Row Inmate Executed by Firing Squad in 15 Years Revealed: 'Help Us End the Death Penalty'
Brad Sigmon, a convicted murderer, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina, and used his last words to call for the abolition of the death penalty.
Had bullseye on his heart: Eyewitness on 1st US firing squad execution in 15 years
A reporter who witnessed the first US firing squad execution in 15 years called the experience "etched" in his memory, describing Brad Sigmon's death in South Carolina.
Macabre state of U.S. capital punishment leads death row prisoner to ‘choose’ firing squad
South Carolina’s execution law says prisoners will be killed by electrocution unless they choose the firing squad or lethal injection.
Prayer vigil held for Brad Sigmon’s execution by firing squad
A prayer vigil was held by South Carolinians for an Alternative to the Death Penalty in light of Brad Sigmon’s execution in Columbia Friday night. South
South Carolina Is Set to Execute a Man via Firing Squad: Is It More Humane?
Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001. He chose the firing squad over the electric chair and lethal injection.
Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes
An Associated Press journalist has served as a media eyewitness to the execution of Brad Sigmon by firing squad Friday in South Carolina
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
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 ...
Eric’s Law revived amid opposition to death penalty
Legislation recently proposed by freshman U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., seeks to restore a sense of balance by ...
He’s Using Autism as a Defense for a Capital Murder. It Might Work.
Former Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter got it right almost 70 years ago: “A shocking crime puts law to its severest ...
New details about Idaho student killings suspect Bryan Kohberger revealed in unsealed court filing
A recently unsealed defense motion in the capital murder case against Bryan Kohberger offers the most detailed picture of the ...
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Madhya Pradesh Introduces Capital Punishment for Illegal Conversions
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced the introduction of capital punishment for religious conversions of girls ...
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Committee approves bill expanding death penalty for child sexual assault
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved HB49 which proposes the death penalty for child rape and sodomy under 12.