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Death row inmate chose most excruciating execution that's banned in nearly all US states

In 2001, Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s parents. Two decades later, his death sentence was ...

Senate committee discusses firing squad bill for Indiana death row inmates

The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law committee discussed a bill Tuesday that would allow firing squad executions for death ...

The US reporter who has witnessed 14 executions: ‘People need to know what it looks like’

South Carolina-based journalist Jeffrey Collins observed back-to-back executions in 2025 after the state revived the death penalty following a 13-year pause ...
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SC was slow to release details about an allegedly botched execution. What caused the delay? (copy)

COLUMBIA — The day after Mikal Mahdi was executed by firing squad on April 11, Dr. Bradley Marcus began examining the inmate’s body to officially determine his cause and manner of death. The process ...
World Socialist Web Site

Oklahoma death row inmate receives rare commutation, followed by executions in Florida and South Carolina

This Feb. 9, 2023, photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Tremane Wood. [AP Photo/Oklahoma Department of Corrections ] Just hours before Tremane Wood was scheduled to die by ...
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South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad for execution

COMING UP, I’LL SHOW YOU THE UP AND DOWN TEMPERATURES AHEAD. FIRST AT 11, A HISTORIC EXECUTION TONIGHT IN SOUTH CAROLINA. BRAD SIGMON CHOSE TO DIE BY FIRING SQUAD. THE FIRST IN THE STATE. THE ...
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South Carolina man chooses execution by firing squad despite concerns over last death by bullets

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man on death row in South Carolina who taunted investigators with messages written with a victim's blood chose Friday to die by firing squad. Stephen Bryant, 44, will be the ...