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Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
The electric chair Texas used was nicknamed “Old Sparky.” It is now displayed at the Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville ... Firing squads are rarely used in the modern era Since 1977, only three ...
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.