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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 …

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

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

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

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

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

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South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years
3 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 …

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

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US conducts first firing squad execution in 15 years: A look at its history
3 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 …

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US Is Set To Execute Murder Convict By Firing Squad For The First Time In 15 Years
3 weeks, 1 day 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 …

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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
3 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 …

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The US is killing someone by firing squad for the first time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
3 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 …

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Idaho: Firing squad could become state’s main execution method under a bill awaiting governor’s approval
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Idaho: Firing squad could become state’s main execution method under a bill awaiting governor’s approval

CNN  

Boise, Idaho AP — Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week. Rep. Doug Ricks, the bill’s sponsor, said the legislation was spurred by Idaho’s botched attempt to execute Thomas Eugene Creech last year, when execution team members were unable to find a suitable vein for an …

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Who is Brad Sigmon? The man facing America's first firing squad execution since 2010
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Who is Brad Sigmon? The man facing America's first firing squad execution since 2010

India Today  

When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon enters the death chamber on Friday night, he won’t face lethal injection or electrocution. However, Sigmon’s execution marks the state’s first by firing squad. The only previous U.S. firing squad executions since 1976 occurred in Utah in 1977, 1996, and 2010. A few details came out in court in 2022 during an unrelated trial that ultimately …

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Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods

Hindustan Times  

HOUSTON — South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in nearly 15 years. A look at US execution methods Since the Supreme Court lifted its ban on capital punishment in 1976, states have used five different execution methods: lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas, …

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Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in nearly 15 years. Since the Supreme Court lifted its ban on capital punishment in 1976, states have used five different execution methods: lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas, firing squad and hanging. Here’s a …

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

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Judge says lethal injection doesn’t violate rights of man on death row, avoids firing squad question
1 month, 1 week ago

Judge says lethal injection doesn’t violate rights of man on death row, avoids firing squad question

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A federal judge has ruled against a man on Georgia’s death row who argued that lethal injection could cause him excruciating pain and suggested a firing squad as an alternative. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee ruled Thursday that Nance had failed to prove that and, as a result, Boulee didn’t weigh in on whether a firing squad is …

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South Carolina man chooses to die by lethal injection instead of electric chair or firing squad
2 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina man chooses to die by lethal injection instead of electric chair or firing squad

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina inmate who has spent more than half his life on death row has chosen to die by lethal injection instead of by electric chair or firing squad later this month. We will continue to support him and hope that South Carolina does not execute another innocent man,” Bowman’s attorney Lindsey Vann said in a …

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Lethal injection, electric chair, firing squad or even nitrogen gas: the execution methods still used in the world today as one death row inmate in the US faces an impossible choice
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Lethal injection, electric chair, firing squad or even nitrogen gas: the execution methods still used in the world today as one death row inmate in the US faces an impossible choice

Daily Mail  

After languishing on Death Row for almost 25 years, convicted murderer Richard Moore now faces an agonising decision – choosing how he will be executed. Richard Moore, 59, a South Carolina Death Row inmate, has the choice to either die by the firing squad, electric chair or lethal injection Moore has now been on South Carolina's Death Row for 23 …

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South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
7 months, 4 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 …

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South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
7 months, 4 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 …

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Bernie Sanders, 82, issues stark warning to Democrat 'firing squad' - after admitting Biden 'is old, prone to gaffes and had a disastrous debate with Trump'
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bernie Sanders, 82, issues stark warning to Democrat 'firing squad' - after admitting Biden 'is old, prone to gaffes and had a disastrous debate with Trump'

Daily Mail  

Bernie Sanders has admitted Joe Biden is 'is old, prone to gaffes, walks stiffly and had a disastrous debate with Trump.' Sanders, 82, specifically took aim at a vocal set of elected Democrats, whom he labeled a 'firing squad,' who have been calling for the president to drop out since the presidential debate. Bernie Sanders has admitted Joe Biden is …

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Chad Daybell was sentenced to death for killing his wife and Lori Vallow’s kids. A firing squad could execute him
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Chad Daybell was sentenced to death for killing his wife and Lori Vallow’s kids. A firing squad could execute him

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chad Daybell has been …

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