Backlash to clemency for 15 on NC’s death row leads to GOP call to limit governor’s power
The bill, which has nine sponsors right now, proposes amending the N.C. Constitution to require legislative approval of all ...
South Carolina inmate sentenced for killing Winston-Salem man, police captain to be executed after 19 years
A South Carolina man will be put to death next month after spending nearly 20 years on death row. 41-year-old Mikal D. Mahdi ...
Raleigh News & Observer5d
Backlash to clemency for 15 on NC’s death row leads to GOP call to limit governor’s power
Brody said he viewed Cooper’s decisions to commute sentences of people on death row to life without parole as “a violation of what the citizens of North Carolina expect of their legislature ...
Charlotte Observer5d
Backlash to clemency for 15 on NC’s death row leads to GOP call to limit governor’s power
An unidentified death row inmate writes a letter. He’s seated in a common area at Central Prison in Raleigh. Inmates on North Carolina’s death row wear red to signify their status. Ethan Hyman ...
WYFF4d
Woman arrested for preparing 43 fraudulent tax returns for South Carolina residents, warrant says
THIS PAST FRIDAY NIGHT, SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH ROW INMATE BRAD SIGMON WAS EXECUTED ... MOVING RIGHT TOWARDS FRANKLIN AND NOW INTO PARTS OF NORTH CAROLINA. LIGHT TO MODERATE DOWNPOURS PUSHING TOWARDS ...
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Death row inmate executed by firing squad in US for first time in 15 years
A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad in the first use of the method in the US for 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, chose to be killed by bullets, saying he feared the ...
South Carolina man called for end of death penalty before execution in final statement
I want my closing statement to be one of love and a calling to my fellow Christians to help us end the death penalty,” Brad ...
CBS News6d
Firing squad witness describes South Carolina execution of Brad Sigmon: "My heart started pounding"
I've now watched through glass and bars as 11 men were put to death at a South Carolina prison. None of the previous 10 prepared me for watching the firing squad death of Brad Sigmon on Friday night.