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Chilling last words of death row inmate first to be executed by firing squad in 15 years
Double murderer Brad Sigmon, 67, became the first US death row inmate in 15 years to be executed by firing squad when he was shot by three prison guards - his final words have now been revealed
Texas execution of 'desert killer,' on death row for 30 years, blocked by court
David Wood, 67, was sentenced to death in 1992 for the killing of six woman and girls in El Paso, Texas. He has spent nearly 33 years on death row for the crimes.
Death row inmate executed by firing squad in US for first time in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of beating his ex-girlfriend's parents to death in 2001, chose to be executed by firing squad.
Death row inmate is executed by firing squad after choosing how he would die
Brad Sigmon, of South Carolina, was terrified of the electric chair and being "tortured by lethal injection" and so was given special permission to pick the manner of his execution
Court Stays Execution of Texas Man Days Before He Was Set to Die by Lethal Injection
A Texas appeals court has halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week
Texas court delays execution of man on death row for 32 years, days before he was set to die
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso.
Stay granted for Texas death row inmate 2 days before scheduled execution
The state's Court of Criminal Appeals halted death row inmate David Leonard Wood's execution two days before it was set to happen.
Texas appeals court blocks execution of David Leonard Wood
David Leonard Wood, the man sentenced to die for the 1987 deaths of six girls and young women whose bodies were buried in the Northeast El Paso desert, was scheduled to be executed on Thursday
Louisiana’s Jewish community protests nitrogen gas death row executions, seeing a link to ‘the decimation of our people’
A New Orleans-area group decries the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, ...
South Carolina man Brad Sigmon executed by firing squad, first such execution in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, said he chose to die by bullets because he considered the ...
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 ...
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Former Chair of OK Board of Pardons and Parole Condemns Death Penalty, Backs Bill to End It
Adam Luck, the former Chair of Oklahoma’s Board of Pardons and Parole and a former member of the Oklahoma Board of ...
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Suge Knight goes nuclear on Snoop for Death Row ‘flops’
Former Death Row boss Marion "Suge" Knight resoundingly denounced the Snoop Dogg as a lousy music executive and a has-been rapper.
Louisiana Halts Nitrogen Gas Execution After Judge Agrees With Lawyers Claiming Method Akin to Torture
Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that using nitrogen hypoxia to put him to death would violate his constitutional rights ...