South Carolina, Inmate and death row

Upstate death row inmate chooses to die by firing squad
An Upstate man who is scheduled to be put to death by the state in March has elected the method of execution. Brad Sigmon chose the firing squad, according to his attorney. Lethal injection causes “prolonged suffering” and the electric chair would “cook him alive,
South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution method that hasn’t been used in 15 years
Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die March 7.
'Barbaric': Inmate chooses death by firing squad for execution in South Carolina next month
Brad Keith Sigmon is set to be executed by firing squad on March 7 for the 2001 beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke.
South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad as execution method
A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to be executed by a firing squad next month rather than by lethal injection or the electric chair.
Greenville man on South Carolina's death row chooses firing squad for March 7 execution
Brad Sigmon made the choice after the state Supreme Court denied a stay request based on questions about the effectiveness of lethal injection
In first for state, South Carolina death row inmate elects to die by firing squad
In 2024, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that firing squad was a constitutional method of carrying out executions.
South Carolina death row inmate chooses to die by firing squad
A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to die by firing squad ahead of his execution scheduled for next month. 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat back in 2001 in Greenville county.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.
South Carolina man on death row chooses execution by firing squad
Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2002, is scheduled to be executed on March 7.
South Carolina Inmate Chooses Firing Squad
South Carolina is now on track to carry out its first-ever execution by firing squad next month. Death row inmate Brad Sigmon, 67, chose the option over electrocution and lethal injection, reports the New York Times.
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'An impossible choice': Lawyer of death row inmate says he wasn't given a clear choice
Gerald 'Bo' King, Brad Sigmon's lawyer, says the 67-year-old's decision to die from firing squad comes as he's run out of options. Sigmon was sentenced to death for the double murder of his ...
Death Row inmate explained reason he has chosen to be executed by gruesome method not used for 15 years
Brad Signom has been on death row since 2001 and will be the first US prisoner to executed via this method since 2010.
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Brad Sigmom was put on death row in 2001
"But the alternative is just as monstrous. If he chose lethal injection, he risked the prolonged death suffered by all three ...
Condemned Murderer May Be First Person in 15 Years to Be Executed by Firing Squad in U.S.
A South Carolina inmate on death row has chosen to be executed by a firing squad, according to multiple reports. If chosen, ...
Death Row inmate choosing gruesome rare execution method made chilling comment after committing murder
Brad Sigmon, an inmate who has been on death row for over two decades, made a chilling comment after admitting to his crimes.
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Brad Sigmon's legal team seeks execution stay, citing mental illness and trial failures
The legal team for Brad Sigmon has filed a motion for a stay of execution Thursday and a petition for a writ of habeas corpus ...