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South Carolina, firing squad

The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier justice in the Old West.

New York Post · 1h

South Carolina double killer to die by firing squad in first execution of its kind in 15 years

Brad Sigmon, 67, personally requested the unusual punishment after fearing the electric chair would “burn and cook him alive,” his attorney Gerald King wrote in a statement.

NBC News · 3d

South Carolina prepares for first firing squad execution, ushering return of rare method

Brad Sigmon, 67, has opted not to die by electrocution or lethal injection in his planned March 7 execution. The last firing squad execution was carried out by Utah in 2010.

The New York Times11d

U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long

And on Friday, a lawyer for a man who was convicted of murder said that his client preferred a firing squad to other methods of execution. Death by firing squad has a long history in the ...

The Mirror US on MSN2d

Inside three brutal execution methods as death row killer set to be shot dead by firing squad

Brad Sigmon is set to be killed by a firing squad in South Carolina following his conviction 24 years ago for brutally ...

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