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First person to be executed by firing squad in the US in 15 years shared final plea before death
Murderer Brad Kieth Sigmon was shot dead by a three-person firing squad, after calling for an end to the death penalty.
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The bullseye on his chest disappeared as three shots rang out – inside the US’s first firing squad execution in 15 years
And campaigners against capital punishment argue that there is always a risk of wrongful execution. It is believed that around 21 men who were put to death in the US since 1981 might have been ...
Are firing squads really more ‘humane’ than lethal injection?
On Friday afternoon, the state of South Carolina carried out the first execution by firing squad in the United States in 15 ...
‘I Won’t Forget’: Firing Squad Witness Reveals Horror of Watching Murderer Die
A reporter who witnessed the first American execution by firing squad in 15 years said that the experience will forever ...
LIVE: Execution by firing squad to proceed as Governor denies clemency
A man who has been on South Carolina’s death row for more than 20 years is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Brad Sigmon, 67 ...