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US to carry out first firing squad execution since 2010
A South Carolina man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents is to be put to death by firing squad on Friday in ...
KGOU53m
New book details 'untold story' of lethal injection, chronicling its Oklahoma roots
A new book argues the way states perform executions is inhumane. Sierra Pfeifer sat down with its author to learn about the 'untold story' of lethal injection and Oklahoma’s role in how the condemned ...
Death by firing squad set to resume in the US – but no matter the method, all means of execution come with a troubling history
As someone who has studied execution methods in the U.S., I see the resumption of death by firing squad as part of a morbid ...
Who is Brad Keith Sigmon, the South Carolina Death Row inmate who chose the firing squad
If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern history and the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.
India Today11h
US conducts first firing squad execution in 15 years: A look at its history
It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier ...
Cuba Headlines16h
U.S. to Conduct First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years
The United States is on the verge of carrying out its first firing squad execution in over a decade and a half. Brad Sigmon, ...
MyNorthwest20h
Firing squad could become Idaho’s main execution method under a bill awaiting governor’s approval
Death by firing squad could become Idaho's primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor's desk this week.
East Idaho News21h
Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...