Man who wrote message in victim's blood chooses execution by firing squad

Stephen Bryant, 44, will be the third man this year to die by South Carolina's newest execution method.

• Oct 31

Utah man with dementia faces firing squad execution in September

Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, is set to be executed Sept. 5 for abducting and killing Utah mother of three Maurine Hunsaker in 1986.

• Jul 10

South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks

Mikal Mahdi, 42, chose to die by three bullets to the heart instead of lethal injection or the electric chair.

• Apr 11

Why states turning to uncommon execution methods

More states are struggling to obtain the more common lethal injection drugs. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is moving to restart federal death row executions. Robin Maher, executive director of the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center, joins to discuss.

• Apr 11
• 04:25

Second South Carolina inmate on death row chooses firing squad

Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004, is scheduled to be executed April 11.

• Mar 28

Firing squad witness describes execution: "My heart started pounding"

Jeffrey Collins was one of three media witnesses for the firing squad execution of Brad Sigmon. He has been a witness to 11 South Carolina executions.

• Mar 8

South Carolina man is executed by firing squad

Brad Sigmon, who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, said he chose to die by bullets because he considered the other choices offered by the state to be worse.

• Mar 7

Convicted murderer executed by firing squad

A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad -- the first execution of its kind in the U.S. since 2010. Meg Oliver reports.

• Mar 7
• 03:59

Why execution by firing squad is a legal option

For the first time in 15 years, a death row inmate was executed by a firing squad. Authorities gave Brad Sigmon, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, three options to die -- firing squad, the electric chair and lethal injection. He chose a firing squad despite it being considered cruel and unusual punishment in some states. Jessica Levinson explains.

• Mar 7
• 03:08

Man to face South Carolina firing squad

Brad Sigmon, a man on death row for murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents, is set to be executed in South Carolina by firing squad. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.

• Mar 6
• 05:38

How South Carolina's first firing squad execution will unfold

Not much is known about the people who will fire the rifles. Prison officials said they have "completed all required training."

• Mar 4

South Carolina killer chooses death by firing squad

Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976, with the last execution in 2010.

• Feb 21

Inmate who failed to opt for gas chamber slated for lethal injection

The gas chamber hasn't been used in the U.S. in more than two decades. Clarence Dixon is slated to be put to death by lethal injection May 11 for the 1977 murder of Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin.

• Apr 21, 2022