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

The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way ...

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

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

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

Only three people have been executed by firing squad in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

Some 46 prisoners have been executed by lethal injection and electrocution in South Carolina since 1985. Brad Sigmon’s ...

Former state Sen. Dick Harpootlian suggested the idea of letting death row inmates choose to die by firing squad in 2021.

A South Carolina death row ... of the Feb. 21 deadline to decide his execution method, as he can choose to be killed by lethal injection, firing squad or electric chair. Sigmon was convicted ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A condemned man who is the next person scheduled to be put to death in South Carolina ... by lethal injection, firing squad or electric chair. Sigmon's execution is currently ...

But his attorneys said in a motion Friday that the situation has become more urgent because he faces a Feb. 21 deadline to decide whether to die by lethal injection, firing squad or electric chair.