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South Carolina Inmate to be First Executed by Firing Squad

3/6/2025

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Brad Sigmon, 67, is poised to make history as South Carolina's first inmate executed by firing squad on March 7, a grim milestone as the first such execution in the U.S. in 15 years. Convicted for the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, Sigmon opted for this method, fearing the unpredictability and pain of lethal injection.

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Brad Sigmon, 67, is poised to make history as South Carolina's first inmate executed by firing squad on March 7, a grim milestone as the first such execution in the U.S. in 15 years. Convicted for the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, Sigmon opted for this method, fearing the unpredictability and pain of lethal injection.