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Barbarians at the Death House Gate: the Firing Squad Returns to America
Brad Sigmon was executed to exhibit the power of the state over its citizens. By choosing to be put to death by firing squad, ...
The Crack of Rifles, Then Silence: What a Firing Squad Execution Was Like
One of the three media witnesses to the execution of Brad Sigmon in South Carolina on Friday describes what he saw.
Newstalk2d
'They just fire' - Double murderer executed by firing squad in US
Brad Sigmon was 67-years-old and was given a choice of being executed by lethal injection, electrocution or firing squad.
Tyla6d
A reporter who witnessed Brad Sigmon's execution noted it would be forever 'etched' in his mind
A reporter who witnessed Brad Sigmon's death behind a bullet-proof window noted that it would be 'etched' in his mind forever ...
Witness reveals what it was like to watch ‘gruesome’ firing squad death
One terrible night 24 years ago, factory worker Brad Sigmon stayed up smoking crack cocaine and planning violent revenge.
The bullseye on his chest disappeared as three shots rang out – inside the US’s first firing squad execution in 15 years
ONE terrible night 24 years ago, factory worker Brad Sigmon stayed up smoking crack cocaine and planning violent revenge. He was going to kidnap girlfriend Rebecca Barbare who had jilted him after ...
We’re Really Doing Execution by Firing Squad Again?
Today four states—Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah—list the firing squad in their menu of execution methods. The Idaho Legislature just passed a law making the firing squad its primary ...
Much like Brad Sigmon, Ronnie Lee Gardner also opted to be executed by a firing squad
Utah killer Ronnie Lee Gardner opted to be executed by a firing squad when he was sentenced to death and he gave a strange ...
Inside first US firing squad execution in 15 years - bullseye on chest and basin for blood
Brad Sigmon was convicted of the double killing of the parents of his girlfriend David and Gladys Larke in 2001 before he ...
Tyla6d
First person to be executed by firing squad in the US in 15 years shared final plea before death
Murderer Brad Kieth Sigmon was shot dead by a three-person firing squad, after calling for an end to the death penalty.
Map Shows US States Allowing Firing Squad Executions
South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.
Idaho becomes first state to prefer death by firing squad for executions
The governor’s action comes less than a week after Brad Sigmon, 67, of South Carolina, was executed by way of a firing squad ...