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South Carolina, firing squad

South Carolina double killer to die by firing squad in first execution of its kind in 15 years

Brad Sigmon, 67, personally requested the unusual punishment after fearing the electric chair would “burn and cook him alive,” his attorney Gerald King wrote in a statement.

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How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold

When a South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat steps into the death row chamber Friday night, it won’t be lethal injection or electrocution that ends his life. It will be three people holding rifles about 15 feet (4.

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South Carolina Shares Plans for Rare Execution by Firing Squad

Brad Sigmon, 67, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, is scheduled to be executed on March 7.

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South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution method that hasn’t been used in 15 years

AP South Carolina spent about $54,000 in 2022 constructing an area for a firing squad in its death chamber. It won’t be far from the electric chair. Bulletproof glass was installed on the ...

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South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad as execution method

A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to ... with the last one carried out 15 years ago. In the death chamber, Sigmon will be strapped to a chair and have a hood over his head and a ...

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