Brad Keith Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in South Carolina, opted for the firing squad ...

Brad Sigmon will be the first person executed by firing squad in South Carolina and the oldest person ever put to death in the state.

Brad Sigmon, 67, personally requested the unusual punishment after fearing the electric chair would “burn and cook him alive, ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court has denied the final appeal of Brad Sigmon, paving the way for his execution by firing squad ...

Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week.

Brad Sigmon, 67, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, is scheduled to be executed on March 7.

Only three people have been executed by firing squad in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

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 ...

The newspaper reported that Gardner was strapped down and a hood placed over his head. The five shooters out of view of the ...

Only five states allow firing squads for executions. But the firing squad isn’t the primary death penalty method in any of ...