A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say more places may turn to.

Brad Sigmon, 67, personally requested the unusual punishment after fearing the electric chair would “burn and cook him alive, ...

Three volunteer South Carolina prison employees will be the firing squad used to execute condemned killer Brad Sigmon on ...

The Larke’s filed an eviction against Sigmon just two weeks before they were found dead inside their home on East Darby Road ...

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

Not much is known about the people who will fire the rifles. Prison officials said they have "completed all required training." ...

A South Carolina man’s latest effort to have his execution reconsidered was denied. Brad Sigmon’s legal team said he’s deeply ...

Brad Sigmon’s attorneys asked the court to reconsider an earlier delay denial based on questions about the effectiveness of ...

First firing squad execution in SC set for Friday, Greenville County Coroner recalls 2001 'gruesome' death Canada retaliates ...

For the first time in 15 years an inmate will die by firing squad in the US. The execution of Brad Sigmon is to take place on ...

As South Carolina plans to carry our the first firing squad execution in 15 years in the United States, Professor Deborah Denno of the Fordham School of Law talks about the history of the unusual ...