South Carolina man called for end of death penalty before execution in final statement
I want my closing statement to be one of love and a calling to my fellow Christians to help us end the death penalty,” Brad Kieth Sigmon wrote ahead of his execution.
Firing Squad Execution in South Carolina: A Historic Decision in Capital Punishment
South Carolina plans to execute Brad Sigmon by firing squad, a method last used in America 15 years ago. Sigmon was convicted of a double murder. He chose this method, citing fears over the electric chair or lethal injection.
South Carolina Is Set to Execute a Man via Firing Squad: Is It More Humane?
Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001. He chose the firing squad over the electric chair and lethal injection.
South Carolina kills death-row prisoner in state's first firing squad execution
Brad Sigmon, convicted in a double murder in 2002, opted to die by a method that is rarely used. Utah carried out the last firing squad execution in 2010.
Macabre state of U.S. capital punishment leads death row prisoner to ‘choose’ firing squad
South Carolina’s execution law says prisoners will be killed by electrocution unless they choose the firing squad or lethal injection.
U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad for 1st time in 15 years
A death row prisoner in South Carolina was executed by firing squad on Friday, making him the first American inmate in 15 years to receive that method of capital punishment. In 2001, Brad Sigmon, 67,
Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method
A death row inmate in Louisiana scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked ...
Eric’s Law revived amid opposition to death penalty
Legislation recently proposed by freshman U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., seeks to restore a sense of balance by ...
He’s Using Autism as a Defense for a Capital Murder. It Might Work.
Former Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter got it right almost 70 years ago: “A shocking crime puts law to its severest ...
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Prayer vigil held for Brad Sigmon’s execution by firing squad
A prayer vigil was held by South Carolinians for an Alternative to the Death Penalty in light of Brad Sigmon’s execution in ...
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Former Connecticut governor: NC must confront racism in the death penalty
By Dannel Malloy As a former prosecutor, mayor, governor of Connecticut and a member of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty, I have spent much of my career in and around the ...
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Committee approves bill expanding death penalty for child sexual assault
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved HB49 which proposes the death penalty for child rape and sodomy under 12.
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Madhya Pradesh Introduces Capital Punishment for Illegal Conversions
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced the introduction of capital punishment for religious conversions of girls ...
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Horrifying photo shows a brutal capital punishment method used in China
A horrifying photo has revealed a brutal capital punishment method used in China called a cangue, which restricted a person's ...