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South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks
A firing squad on Friday executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare ...
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A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
Another Utah man, Ralph Menzies ... Seven have died in the electric chair and 39 others by lethal injection. Gerald “Bo” King, chief of the capital habeas unit in the federal public defender ...
I saw South Carolina use a firing squad to execute a man. I am sick with rage. | Opinion
I watched my client's execution by firing squad. He chose it after three lethal injection executions left men lingering on a ...
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man’s final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday’s firing squad execution.
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2nd South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution by firing squad
A death chamber in Columbia, S.C., includes an electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP) ...