The most recent U.S. execution took place Friday, when Brad Sigmon, 67, died by firing squad in South Carolina. Sigmon, who ...

Six death row inmates have been executed in the U.S. so far this year, compared to two by this time last year.

If the governor is squeamish about the firing squad, perhaps he should be squeamish about the death penalty. | Opinion ...

South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die by firing squad March 7, a first for the state after he raised doubts ...

As someone who has studied execution methods in the U.S., I see the resumption of death by firing squad as part of a morbid ...

"There's nothing legally that prevents or stops us from moving forward with executing Jessie Hoffman if the preliminary injunction is vacated," she said. "I believe this execution is going to go ...

As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, ...

A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad – the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections. The execution ...

A South Carolina prisoner is set to be executed by firing squad Friday in the first execution of its kind in more than a decade. Brad Sigmon, 67, was convicted and sentenced to death in 2002 in ...

On Friday, March 7, just ahead of the Jewish Sabbath, a South Carolina firing squad will shoot to death my longtime pen pal and friend Brad Sigmon. This ...