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South Carolina, Execution by firing squad

South Carolina prepares for first firing squad execution, ushering return of rare method

Brad Sigmon, 67, has opted not to die by electrocution or lethal injection in his planned March 7 execution. The last firing squad execution was carried out by Utah in 2010.

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

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,

Firing squad execution planned in South Carolina: Is the method making a return?

Brad Sigmon, set for execution by firing squad on March 7, seeks a delay, citing concerns over South Carolina’s lethal injection process. If carried out, it would be the first U.S. firing squad execution since 2010.

Murderer returned to Oklahoma to face execution

USA Today · 1d

Murderer returned to Oklahoma to face execution after Trump issues executive order

Convicted murderer John Fitzgerald Hanson was returned to Oklahoma Saturday from a federal prison in Louisiana to face execution. The transfer came 40 days after President Donald Trump issued an executive order "restoring" the death penalty. The Biden administration had blocked Hanson's return in 2022.

U.S. News & World Report · 13h

A Federal Inmate Transferred to Oklahoma to Be Put to Death

A former federal prison inmate is now in Oklahoma custody as the state seeks to execute him for a 1999 killing in Tulsa

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Convicted murderer back in Oklahoma to face execution

A convicted murderer is back in Oklahoma to face execution after being transferred from a Louisiana prison. Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is following. Sign up for our Newsletters George John Hanson,

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Tennessee Supreme Court resets four people's execution dates beginning in May

The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for Oscar Smith, Byron Black, Donald Middlebrooks and Harold Nichols.

Death Penalty in America: A Look at Obscure Execution Methods

South Carolina plans to execute a man by firing squad, a method not used in the U.S. for 15 years. Since 1976, lethal ...

Tulsa's Most Notorious Killer, George John Hanson, Transferred to Oklahoma Death Row After Trump Boosts Capital Punishment

Convicted murderer George John Hanson is transferred back to Oklahoma from Louisiana for death sentence execution.

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commutes death sentence of Robin Dion Myers, a first in her tenure

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin Meyers, a first for her time in office and the first commutation ...

Prosecutors not seeking death penalty in Tim Herrington re-trial

Oxford capital murder suspect Tim Herrington returned to court following his recent indictment and second arrest in the 2022 ...

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