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, a man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, is set to be executed by firing squad on Friday.

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

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.

It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier ...

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

Brad Sigmon, 67, whose execution is scheduled ... as he can choose to be killed by lethal injection, firing squad or electric chair. Sigmon was convicted in the 2001 baseball bat killings of ...