A South Carolina man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents was put to death by firing squad yesterday in the first such execution in the United States in 15 years, prison officials said.

Brad Sigmon, 67, beat David and Gladys Larke to death with a baseball bat Sigmon, who confessed to the murders and admitted his guilt at trial, had a choice between lethal injection, firing squad ...

Brad Sigmon's appeal for clemency was rejected by the Supreme Court and South Carolina's state governor. Six people have been executed in the US in 2025 alone. A 67-year-old man was executed by ...