Death row inmate convicted of the double murder of David and Gladys Larke has chosen to die by firing squad over fears the ...

Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.

Death row inmates in South Carolina are given the choice of their method of execution between lethal injection, the electric chair and the ... Partial autopsy records as well as witness testimony ...

(CNN) — A man convicted of a double murder is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina Friday night by firing squad – a method that has not been used in the United States in almost 15 years, and ...

He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death ... records Friday have not indicated if Sigmon’s lawyers have received Bowman’s autopsy report yet. Sigmon didn’t pick the electric chair ...

Sigmon chose the method over the electric chair or lethal injection ... trusted presence on Death Row." "He serves as an informal chaplain to his fellow prisoners," King said.

James D. Ford, who was convicted of killing a young married couple on a remote fishing trip, is scheduled to be executed Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.

South Carolina death row inmate executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years - Brad Sigmon, 67, had a target placed in ...

Sigmon has been on death row since 2002. The previous year, he became obsessed with Barbare, who had recently ended their relationship and moved in with her parents, according to court records.

dying old man to a chair and force him to breathe toxic gas into his failing lungs is simply barbaric," he said. Gov. Jeff Landry described Sepulvado's spending more than 30 years on death row ...