Unless the governor or the U.S. Supreme Court grants him a last-minute reprieve, Brad Sigmon, 67, will be the first person to ...

Randy Gardner speaks against the death penalty during a visit to Columbia, South Carolina, in advance of the scheduled ...

Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001. He chose the firing squad over the electric chair ...

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

If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern ...

Brad Sigmon made the choice after the state Supreme Court denied a stay request based on questions about the effectiveness of ...

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

South Carolina is set to execute a death row inmate by firing squad on Friday, a first for the state and the first firing ...

Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976, with the last execution in 2010.

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.