After a rare execution by firing squad, a fresh call to abolish the death penalty | Editorial
Maintaining a system that risks killing the innocent along with the guilty is itself a crime — and one that underscores the ...
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Double murderer loses bid to be spared from firing squad execution in South Carolina
The double murderer set to die by firing squad in South Carolina Friday had his last-minute appeal to save his life turned ...
South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad
The last time such an execution took place was 15 years ago, in Utah. The South Carolina inmate chose the method because of ...
The Crack of Rifles, Then Silence: What a Firing Squad Execution Was Like
One of the three media witnesses to the execution of Brad Sigmon in South Carolina on Friday describes what he saw.
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Is a firing squad execution more humane than lethal injection?
(NewsNation) — For the first time in 15 years, the United States is putting someone to death using a firing squad. Death row ...
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AP reporter delivers definitive account of first firing-squad execution since 2010
Experience and preparation allowed AP reporter Jeffrey Collins to take news consumers inside the South Carolina death chamber ...
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Supreme Court won’t halt firing squad execution of South Carolina inmate
The Supreme Court denied a death row inmate’s last-ditch effort to avoid execution Friday night, clearing the way for the ...
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The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
In modern times, some consider it a more humane alternative to lethal injection. The firing squad has a long and thorny history in the U.S. Related Articles Don’t click on those road toll texts.
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A team of three Department of Corrections volunteers make up the Sigmon execution squad
Brad Sigmon, convicted in 2002 for a double murder, chose death by firing squad and will be executed on March 7th. This will be the first firing squad execution in the United States since 2010.
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SC inmate to die by firing squad. Is the 'barbaric' method making a comeback?
A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say may be making a comeback in more states as lethal injection drugs become ...
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The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here's a look at the history
The firing squad has a long and thorny history in the U.S. South Carolina on Friday is scheduled to put the first person to death by firing squad in the U.S. in 15 years.