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

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

It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier ...

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

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

When a South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat steps into the death row chamber Friday ...

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

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

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

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

A year ago, the state of Idaho failed to execute a prisoner for the very first time. Senate lawmakers responded at the ...