Her children have not told her of Brad’s execution nor do they plan to, Mike told The Post. Mike Sigmon said his brother, who was captured in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 11 days after the murders ...

I might now be unique among U.S. reporters: I've witnessed three different methods — nine lethal injections and an electric chair execution. I can still hear the thunk of the breaker falling 21 ...

A witness, Jeffrey Collins, reporter for The Associated Press describes the execution of South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon during a news conference, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP ...

The Supreme Court denied a death row inmate’s last-ditch effort to avoid execution Friday night, clearing the way for the first execution by firing squad in the United States in 15 years.

Governor Henry McMaster declined to grant Sigmon clemency Friday evening. Sigmon's execution, carried out by firing squad, marks a historic moment, not just for South Carolina but for the entire ...

Last-ditch efforts to stop the execution Anti-death penalty advocates have filed their final petitions to South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster ahead of Sigmon’s execution. On Thursday ...

The last time such an execution took place was 15 years ago, in Utah. The South Carolina inmate chose the method because of his concerns about lethal injection, his lawyer said. By Eduardo Medina ...

But South Carolina’s Supreme Court rejected his appeal — paving the way for his execution unless Gov. Henry McMaster commutes his death sentence. McMaster will make his decision moments before ...

On Thursday, Sigmon asked the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution because the state doesn’t release enough information about the lethal injection drug. The firing squad has a long and ...

A Baltimore judge ruled Thursday that Adnan Syed, who was featured in the “Serial” podcast more than a decade ago, does not have to return to prison and will remain on five years of ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man convicted in a double murder in 2002 died Friday by firing squad, a rarely used execution method never before carried out by the state. Brad Sigmon ...

UPDATE (March 7, 2025, 6:43 p.m. ET): A South Carolina official said Brad Sigmon was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. ET on Friday, in South Carolina’s first execution by firing squad. UPDATE (March ...