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 ...

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say ...

Brad Sigmon, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, is set to be executed by firing squad in South ...

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

They were the glue of their small-town South Carolina family of five children and a growing number of grandchildren before ...

Three volunteer South Carolina prison employees will be the firing squad used to execute condemned killer Brad Sigmon on ...

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.

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

Firing squads have a long history in the U.S., dating back to 1608, though they have been rarely used in modern times.

A South Carolina inmate petitioned the courts for execution by firing squad—and won. His execution is set for March 7.

When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon enters the death chamber on Friday night, he won't face lethal injection or electrocution.