This undated photo shows the death chamber in Columbia, South Carolina including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left. [AP Photo/South Carolina Department of Corrections] South ...

Editor's note: Brad Keith Sigmon was executed Friday by firing squad. Follow along here. When his girlfriend of five years broke up with him, Brad Keith Sigmon snapped. Sigmon killed her parents, ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court halted the execution of convicted murderer Brad Sigmon, on grounds that it wouldn’t be legal until a firing squad was an option. Sigmon, 63, had been scheduled to die ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Barring a last-minute reprieve, Brad Sigmon will be led into South Carolina’s death chamber Friday evening. He will be strapped into a metal chair and, nearly 24 years after beating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A prayer vigil was held by South Carolinians for an Alternative to the Death Penalty in light of ...

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.

A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. after being ...

The South Carolina double murderer executed by firing squad was in “great spirits and ready to go join the Lord” as he faced his demise, his brother told The Post. Brad Sigmon, who became the first ...