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Man on death row chooses gruelling execution method that hasn’t been used in 15 years
A man sentenced to death will be the first prisoner to be executed via this method since 2010. Brad Sigmon was put on death ...
South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad as execution method
A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to be executed by a firing squad next month rather than by lethal injection or the electric chair.
Judge reopens challenge to Louisiana execution protocol as state prepares to use nitrogen gas
A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks.
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, ...
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die ...
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South Carolina death row inmate chooses to die by firing squad
A death row inmate in South Carolina has chosen a firing squad for his execution. Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering two ...
Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be ...
SC death row inmate chooses firing squad as method of execution
The next inmate set to be put to death will be the first to die by firing squad in South Carolina. Brad Sigmon is set to be ...
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Nevada judge reschedules trial for the suspect in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing for next year
LAS VEGAS – A Nevada judge on Tuesday postponed the murder trial of the only suspect ever charged in the 1996 killing of rap ...
Newport News’ top prosecutor facing opponent for the first time in 35 years
Howard E. Gwynn has worked for the Newport News prosecutor’s office for 43 years — 34 of them as the elected prosecutor. That makes him the second longest-serving commonwealth’s ...
Why new Attorney General Pam Bondi is going all in on the federal death penalty
Elections have consequences, so the slogan goes. One of those consequences was on full display Feb. 5, in the minutes after ...
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Texas death row inmate mouths final 2-word message to victims' families before execution
A remorseful death row inmate pleaded for forgiveness and mouthed one final message before being put to death in Texas on Thursday, 20 years after he killed his strip club manager and another man.