Brad Sigmon’s lawyers wanted to delay his death so they could get a fuller hearing in court to learn more about the drug ...

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

Firing squads have a long history in the U.S., dating back to 1608, though they have been rarely used in modern times.

The Idaho Senate on Wednesday voted 28-7 on a bill to make the firing squad the state's primary method of execution.

The newspaper reported that Gardner was strapped down and a hood placed over his head. The five shooters out of view of the ...

Doug Ducey. Multiple judges and advocates, including Duncan, have spoken about the use of firing squads and recommended them as a way to continue executions in a more humane manner. Duncan ...

And I watched the Democrats in the media too. It’s very hard to take on a firing squad— a lot of bullets coming your way, all aiming at you, and you’ve got to shoot back in all directions at ...

ExploreGeorgia prisoner sentenced to die wants firing squad, not lethal injection Nance ... “Plaintiff has failed to show that his execution by lethal injection under Georgia’s protocol ...

She said there is no reason to believe that changing state law to allow executions by firing squad would be a "substantial impediment" to carrying out the execution. The case then headed back ...

firing squad or electric chair. Sigmon's execution is currently scheduled for March 7. He was convicted in the 2001 baseball bat killings of his ex-girlfriend's parents at their home in Greenville ...