South Carolina schedules its fifth execution in seven months
The court postponed a potential sixth execution, that of Steven Bixby, who killed two police officers in an Abbeville County ...
South Carolina schedules its fifth execution in less than 7 months
The court postponed a potential sixth execution, that of Steven Bixby, who killed two police officers in an Abbeville County ...
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Barbarians at the Death House Gate: the Firing Squad Returns to America
Brad Sigmon was executed to exhibit the power of the state over its citizens. By choosing to be put to death by firing squad, Sigmon forced the State of South Carolina to put this power on full and ...
Richland One board terminates early learning center contracts
Richland School District One’s board voted on Tuesday night to terminate all contracts associated with its controversial, $31 million early learning center project.
The Crack of Rifles, Then Silence: What a Firing Squad Execution Was Like
One of the three media witnesses to the execution of Brad Sigmon in South Carolina on Friday describes what he saw.
Brad Sigmon executed by firing squad, first in South Carolina's history
South Carolina has executed Brad Sigmon, the fourth inmate to be put to death by the state since executions resumed in ...
South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in US since Utah man 15 years ago
A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method ...
‘Violent and sudden’: Witness to first SC firing squad execution describes what he saw
One of the media witnesses to Friday night’s execution, the first ever in the state to use a firing squad, provided his eyewitness account.
In a first for South Carolina, Brad Sigmon is executed by firing squad
Brad Sigmon is only the fourth person executed by firing squad in the United States since the death penalty resumed ...