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South Carolina to perform rare firing squad execution

Friday, March 7th 2025 - 13:27 UTC
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Barring any last-minute stay, the US State of South Carolina plans to execute 67-year-old death row inmate Brad Keith Sigmon Friday by firing squad, a method not used in the country in 15 years and which is believed to have been discontinued worldwide for about a decade. Read full article

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  • imoyaro

    It's not as rare as they think. States with large Mormon populations offer it as an option, something about the spilling of blood that makes redemption possible...

    Mar 07th, 2025 - 06:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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