A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years
2 weeks, 1 day ago

A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When the clock strikes 6 Friday evening, a South Carolina man will walk into the death chamber, be strapped into a chair and have a target placed over his heart. Unless the governor or the U.S. Supreme Court grants him a last-minute reprieve, Brad Sigmon, 67, will be the first person to die by firing squad in the U.S. since 2010 — and just the fourth since the death penalty resumed in the U.S. 49 years ago. His lawyers said he didn’t want to pick the electric chair, which would “cook him alive,” or a lethal injection, whose details are kept secret in South Carolina. Inside the execution chamber The chamber inside which Sigmon will die is just a short walk from South Carolina’s death row, where the prisoner has lived for the past 23 years. He had execution dates set three times, but each time it was when the state didn’t have lethal injection drugs and judges halted his death warrant because he couldn’t choose that method.

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We’re Really Doing Execution by Firing Squad Again?
55 years, 2 months ago

We’re Really Doing Execution by Firing Squad Again?

Slate  

Slate is offering six months of Slate Plus to current and recently laid-off federal government employees. Frankie reported in 2021 that, offered the choice of hanging or the firing squad, Gilmore said, “I’d rather be shot.” Gilmore preferred the firing squad because “he considered it a more ‘dignified’ way to die than hanging.” Like Gilmore and Gardner, Sigmon also chose …

US prisoner executed by firing squad for first time in 15 years, sparking massive protests | Pics
1 week, 6 days ago

US prisoner executed by firing squad for first time in 15 years, sparking massive protests | Pics

Hindustan Times  

US prisoner executed by firing squad for first time in 15 years, sparking massive protests | Pics A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad, the first in the US in 15 years.. A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad, the first in the US in 15 years. 1 / 9 …

A first in 15 years, US executes Brad Sigmon by firing squad for 2002 double murder
1 week, 6 days ago

A first in 15 years, US executes Brad Sigmon by firing squad for 2002 double murder

Firstpost  

Sigmon’s lawyers said he chose the firing squad because the electric chair would ‘cook him alive,’ and he feared that a lethal injection of pentobarbital into his veins would send a rush of fluid and blood into his lungs and drown him A South Carolina man who murdered his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad. …

South Carolina man executed by firing squad is first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
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1 week, 6 days ago

South Carolina man executed by firing squad is first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years

New Indian Express  

COLUMBIA: A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who …

Inside South Carolina's first firing squad execution in 15 years – A chilling firsthand account
1 week, 6 days ago

Inside South Carolina's first firing squad execution in 15 years – A chilling firsthand account

India Today  

COLUMBIA: I’ve now watched through glass and bars as 11 men were put to death at a South Carolina prison. I might now be unique among U.S. reporters: I’ve witnessed three different methods nine lethal injections and an electric chair execution. I also pored over the transcript of his trial, including how prosecutors said it took less than two minutes …

South Carolina executes Brad Sigmon by firing squad, first US execution of its kind in 15 years
1 week, 6 days ago

South Carolina executes Brad Sigmon by firing squad, first US execution of its kind in 15 years

India Today  

South Carolina carried out its first firing squad execution in 15 years on Friday, executing 67-year-old Brad Sigmon. Three volunteer prison employees fired rifles, and Sigmon was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. Sigmon was convicted of brutally killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001 using a baseball bat in their Greenville County home. Sigmon’s last statement and final meal Sigmon’s attorney …

South Carolina man, convicted of murder, becomes first U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad in 15 years
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1 week, 6 days ago

South Carolina man, convicted of murder, becomes first U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad in 15 years

The Hindu  

A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years. Sigmon’s lawyers said he chose the firing squad because the electric chair would “cook him alive,” and he feared that a lethal injection of pentobarbital into his veins would send a rush of fluid and …

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
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1 week, 6 days ago

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Vivian Lovingood protests the scheduled execution of South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon, Friday, March …

South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years
2 weeks ago

South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years

LA Times  

Protesters opposed to the death penalty rally shortly before Brad Sigmon was executed in Columbia, S.C., on Friday. A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal …

Why the US is executing a convict by firing squad for the first time in 15 years
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Why the US is executing a convict by firing squad for the first time in 15 years

Firstpost  

Brad Sigmon, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001, is scheduled to be executed on March 7 at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia. The firing squad have been used since colonial times in the US as a form of mutiny punishment This undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber …

US conducts first firing squad execution in 15 years: A look at its history
2 weeks, 1 day ago

US conducts first firing squad execution in 15 years: A look at its history

India Today  

It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier justice in the Old West. When asked for his last words, Gilmore replied, “Let’s do it.” Five states Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah authorize the use of firing squads in certain circumstances. “These were gatherings …

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
2 weeks, 1 day ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution

New Indian Express  

COLUMBIA: The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday's firing squad execution. Sigmon's lawyers wanted to delay his death so they could get a fuller hearing in court to learn more information about the drug South Carolina uses in lethal injections. Sigmon's attorneys also argued …

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution

Hindustan Times  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday's firing squad execution. South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution Sigmon's lawyers wanted to delay his death so they could get a fuller hearing in court to …

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man’s final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man’s final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday’s firing squad execution. Sigmon’s lawyers wanted to delay his death so they could get a fuller hearing in court to learn more information about the drug South Carolina uses in lethal injections. Lawyers for …

US Is Set To Execute Murder Convict By Firing Squad For The First Time In 15 Years
2 weeks, 2 days ago

US Is Set To Execute Murder Convict By Firing Squad For The First Time In 15 Years

ABP News  

The US is scheduled to put the first person to death by firing squad for the first time in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, will face a firing squad as he chose the method over electric chair and lethal injection. A Look At Firing Squads In The US Though the history …

I saw the last firing squad execution... the violent twitching and stench of bleach will haunt me forever: As it happens again 15 years on, a chilling eyewitness account
2 weeks, 2 days ago

I saw the last firing squad execution... the violent twitching and stench of bleach will haunt me forever: As it happens again 15 years on, a chilling eyewitness account

Daily Mail  

As he sat strapped tight to a chair with a black hood placed over his head, it was difficult to tell whether Ronnie Lee Gardner was alive or dead when four bullets ripped into his chest though a white cloth target pinned over his heart. The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by …

The US is killing someone by firing squad for the first time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
2 weeks, 2 days ago

The US is killing someone by firing squad for the first time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history

Associated Press  

It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier justice in the Old West. When asked for his last words, Gilmore replied, “Let’s do it.” Five states — Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah — authorize the use of firing squads in certain circumstances. Share …

South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures
3 weeks, 1 day ago

South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man who is scheduled to die next week by firing squad is again asking that his execution be postponed and prison officials release more information about the state’s lethal injection drug and procedures. Sigmon’s attorney said autopsy results from Marion Bowman’s Jan. 31 execution released earlier this week showed he needed twice the dose …

South Carolina to carry out first U.S. firing squad execution since 2010
3 weeks, 3 days ago

South Carolina to carry out first U.S. firing squad execution since 2010

Raw Story  

by Chris Lefkow A South Carolina man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents has chosen to be put to death by firing squad next month in what would be the first such execution in the United States since 2010. "Unless he elected lethal injection or the firing squad, he would die in South Carolina's ancient electric chair, which would burn …

Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years

CNN  

Columbia, South Carolina AP — 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 US in 15 years. On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the state’s new firing squad over lethal injection or the electric chair. “If …

Arizona GOP lawmakers advance firing squad execution proposal
1 month ago

Arizona GOP lawmakers advance firing squad execution proposal

Raw Story  

by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona Mirror February 18, 2025 A Republican proposal that would amend the Arizona Constitution to execute prisoners by firing squad instead of lethal injection passed its first hurdle Tuesday. Duncan concluded that, although lethal injection appears to be painless and humane, the reality is that it is “fundamentally unreliable, unworkable and unacceptably prone to errors.” Duncan also …

South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses
1 month, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber. The justices on Friday rejected a request from Brad Sigmon’s lawyers to delay setting a date for his death until they get autopsy results from the inmate killed in last week’s lethal injection, the third …

South Carolina to carry out first U.S. execution of 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina to carry out first U.S. execution of 2025

Raw Story  

A South Carolina man convicted of murder is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Friday, the first execution in the United States this year. Bowman has filed numerous appeals seeking to put off his execution including a claim that the attorney who defended him at trial "held racist attitudes." Bowman's attorneys also argued that two witnesses …

South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September
1 month, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina put a third inmate to death in four months Friday as it goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn’t find lethal injection drugs. In his final statement, Bowman said death row inmates might be labeled the worst of the worst, but they have all grown and changed from …

After holiday pause, South Carolina begins scheduling executions again
2 months, 2 weeks ago

After holiday pause, South Carolina begins scheduling executions again

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s Supreme Court set a Jan. 31 date for the state’s next execution after allowing a pause for the Christmas holidays. The court could have set a date as early as Dec. 6 for Bowman’s death, but the justices accepted without comment a request from lawyers for the four inmates awaiting execution that the state pause …

Condemned South Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection
5 months ago

Condemned South Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection

The Independent  

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US man convicted of killing store clerk faces death in first of 5 executions over next week
6 months ago

US man convicted of killing store clerk faces death in first of 5 executions over next week

Firstpost  

Owens was sentenced to death in 1999 for the murder of Irene Graves, a mother of three, during an armed robbery of a convenience store in Greenville, South Carolina, on Halloween night in 1997 This undated booking photo obtained from the South Carolina Department of Corrections in Columbia, South Carolina, shows death row inmate Freddie Owens, 46. AFP A man …

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
6 months ago

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn’t get the drugs needed for lethal injections. South Carolina’s governor and corrections director swiftly filed a reply, stating the high court should reject Owens’ petition. First execution in 13 years Owens may be the …

South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
6 months ago

South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While awaiting sentencing after being found guilty in her …

Is South Carolina Willing to Heed the Clearest Lesson We Have About Executions?
55 years, 2 months ago

Is South Carolina Willing to Heed the Clearest Lesson We Have About Executions?

Slate  

Carrying out an execution is always a complicated business that takes a horrible toll on anyone who is associated with it. On Monday, the South Carolina Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for the state’s next execution and also agreed to consider a request from four of the state’s death-row inmates that South Carolina wait at least three months between executions. …

South Carolina Supreme Court to decide minimum time between executions
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina Supreme Court to decide minimum time between executions

Associated Press  

The South Carolina Supreme Court won’t allow another execution in the state until it determines a minimum amount of time between sending inmates to the death chamber. But as it set Owens’ execution date Friday, the court also agreed to take up a request from four other death row inmates who are out of appeals to require the state to …

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

The Independent  

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South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the state’s first execution in more than 13 years. He must also give Owens’ lawyers proof that the lethal injection drug is stable and correctly mixed, according to the high court’s 2023 interpretation of the state’s secrecy …

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
7 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina can execute death row inmates by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair, the state’s high court ruled Wednesday, opening the door to restart executions after more than a decade. South Carolina allowing inmates to choose from the three execution methods is far from an effort to inflict pain but a sincere attempt at …

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
7 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal

CNN  

COLUMBIA, S.C. AP — The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state’s death penalty, which now includes a firing squad as well as lethal injection and the electric chair, is legal. The Supreme Court allowed the inmates to add arguments that the shield law was too secret by not releasing the potency, purity and stabilization of lethal injection …

South Carolina wants to restart executions by firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection
1 year, 1 month ago

South Carolina wants to restart executions by firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection

Hindustan Times  

Lawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals are expected to argue to the South Carolina Supreme Court that the state's old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments. If the Supreme Court justices allow executions to restart and any additional appeals are unsuccessful, South Carolina's death chamber, unused since May 2011, …

South Carolina wants to restart executions with firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection
1 year, 1 month ago

South Carolina wants to restart executions with firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals argued to the South Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday that the state’s old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments. And they got a lawyer for the inmates to say if the Supreme Court bans electrocution and the firing squad and …

South Carolina has lethal injection drug but justices want more info before restarting executions
1 year, 4 months ago

South Carolina has lethal injection drug but justices want more info before restarting executions

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s highest court apparently is not ready to allow the state to restart executions after more than 12 years until they hear more arguments about newly obtained lethal injection drugs as well as a recently added firing squad and the old electric chair. South Carolina has not carried out an execution since 2011 after the state’s …

After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina secures drug to resume lethal injections
1 year, 6 months ago

After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina secures drug to resume lethal injections

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is ready to perform the state’s first execution in over 12 years, officials announced Tuesday. The South Carolina General Assembly passed a shield law in May allowing the state to keep secret the procedure for executions and the suppliers of drugs or other items …

South Carolina gets closer to lethal injection secrecy
1 year, 11 months ago

South Carolina gets closer to lethal injection secrecy

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — After an unintended 12-year moratorium on the death penalty in South Carolina, the state House gave key approval Wednesday to allow the name of any company that sells lethal injection drugs to remain secret, as well as members of the execution team. “Just bring out a dead body.” Sixteen states have carried out nearly 100 lethal injection …

Why executions by firing squad may be coming back in the US
1 year, 11 months ago

Why executions by firing squad may be coming back in the US

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison at a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era. Some, including a few Supreme Court justices, view firing squads as less cruel than lethal injections, despite the violence involved in riddling bodies with bullets. Under Idaho’s bill, firing squads would be used only if executioners …

Electric chair, firing squad’s legality at S. Carolina court
2 years, 2 months ago

Electric chair, firing squad’s legality at S. Carolina court

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s highest court heard arguments Thursday on whether a newly organized firing squad or the old electric chair are legal ways to execute inmates in the state, which has been unable to obtain drugs for lethal injections. The state appealed and the South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments for nearly three hours Thursday over whether the …

South Carolina Judge Bars State Executions Method Similar to “Being Burned Alive” and “Torture”
55 years, 2 months ago

South Carolina Judge Bars State Executions Method Similar to “Being Burned Alive” and “Torture”

Slate  

Death in the electric chair is like “being burned alive.” The firing squad is like “torture.” Those were the conclusions of a truly unprecedented judicial “two-for.” On Wednesday, a South Carolina state judge, Jocelyn Newman, relying in large part on that state’s constitution, struck down two methods of execution at once. Key to their suit was their contention that “both …

Judge says SC electric chair, firing squad unconstitutional
2 years, 6 months ago

Judge says SC electric chair, firing squad unconstitutional

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina judge ruled Tuesday that the state’s newly created execution firing squad, as well as its use of the electric chair, are unconstitutional, siding with four death row inmates in a decision sure to be swiftly appealed as the state struggles to implement its new execution protocols. Attorneys for the state countered with their own …

Judge to decide if firing squad or electric chair is cruel
2 years, 7 months ago

Judge to decide if firing squad or electric chair is cruel

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Whether South Carolina can start executing prisoners again either with a firing squad or electric chair is now in the hands of a judge after a trial over whether shooting or electrocuting inmates is cruel and unusual punishment banned by the U.S. Constitution. Lawyers for four death row inmates argued this week the prisoners would feel terrible …

Man leaves S Carolina death row as firing squad trial starts
2 years, 7 months ago

Man leaves S Carolina death row as firing squad trial starts

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina inmate who killed four people in two states is off death row after a federal appeals court ruled the judge who sentenced him to die nearly two decades ago did not consider his abusive childhood or mental illness. The ruling last week means the number of prisoners on South Carolina’s death row has been …

EXPLAINED: How US State of South Carolina Execution Firing Squad Works
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINED: How US State of South Carolina Execution Firing Squad Works

News 18  

It’s unknown how long a stay will hold off the execution of Richard Bernard Moore — South Carolina’s first-ever inmate to be put to death by a firing squad — as his attorneys pursue legal challenges. South Carolina just instituted the firing squad option last year, giving condemned inmates the choice between that and electrocution, prompted by an inability to …

EXPLAINER: How South Carolina execution firing squad works
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: How South Carolina execution firing squad works

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — It’s unknown how long a stay will hold off the execution of Richard Bernard Moore — South Carolina’s first-ever inmate to be put to death by a firing squad — as his attorneys pursue legal challenges. South Carolina just instituted the firing squad option last year, giving condemned inmates the choice between that and electrocution, prompted by …

EXPLAINER: How South Carolina execution firing squad works
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: How South Carolina execution firing squad works

The Independent  

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