Much like Brad Sigmon, Ronnie Lee Gardner also opted to be executed by a firing squad
Utah killer Ronnie Lee Gardner opted to be executed by a firing squad when he was sentenced to death and he gave a strange answer when asked why.
Map Shows US States Allowing Firing Squad Executions
South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.
A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method.
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.
When Was the Last Firing Squad Execution? Brad Sigmon Faces Death Penalty
The last execution by firing squad in the U.S. occurred in Utah in 2010 when Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed for a 1984 murder. Utah remains the only state that has used this method since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, carrying out three firing squad executions.
A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years
A South Carolina man convicted of murder is scheduled to be executed by firing squad Friday night. Brad Sigmon beat to death his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat as part of a botched kidnapping plan in 2001.
Brad Sigmon executed by firing squad, first in South Carolina's history
South Carolina has executed Brad Sigmon, the fourth inmate to be put to death by the state since executions resumed in September 2024.
Firing squad witness describes South Carolina execution of Brad Sigmon: "My heart started pounding"
Jeffrey Collins was one of three media witnesses for the firing squad execution of Brad Sigmon. He has been a witness to 11 South Carolina executions.
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Witness to First Firing Squad Death in 15 Years Details How 'More Violent' Execution Was 'Certainly Faster' Than Lethal Injection
An eyewitness to South Carolina's recent execution by firing squad described the event as "more violent"and much "faster" ...
The US is killing someone by firing squad for the first time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
As South Carolina plans to carry our the first firing squad execution in 15 years in the United States, Professor Deborah ...
Man Who Was Executed by Firing Squad for the First Time in the U.S. Since 2010 Shared a Passionate Plea as His Final Words
A South Carolina man, who recently became the first person in the United States to be executed by a firing squad in 15 years, ...
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Witness to Last US Firing Squad Execution Details 'Clinical' Way Utah Inmate Was Shot 5 Times: 'You Don't Ever Forget That'
The U.S. is expected to execute someone by firing squad Friday for the first time in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, has elected ...
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Execution by firing squad in South Carolina carried out
execution by firing squad has been rare, with only four cases recorded, all previous three in Utah: Gary Mark Gilmore (Jan. 17, 1977); John Albert Taylor (Jan. 26, 1996); and Ronnie Lee ...