Alabama in 2024 became the first state to carry out a nitrogen gas execution. Now, at least two states are looking to follow ...

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say more places may turn to.

If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern history and the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.

After 31 years behind bars, David Wood, one of Texas’ longest-serving death row inmates, is scheduled for execution on March ...

Four people are now set for execution in 2025 after years of Tennessee pausing its execution process for death penalty cases.

Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week. The Idaho Senate passed the bill on ...

Here are some key moments in the serial killer's timeline: Jan. 15 – David Leonard Wood is paroled after serving seven years ...

After almost 4 decades, El Paso mom prepares to watch daughter’s killer die The lawyer for David Leonard Wood has filed last-ditch appeals in state and federal courts in hopes of stopping the March 13 ...

South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...

Brad Keith Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in South Carolina, opted for the firing squad ...

Wood's conviction of the murders of six women and girls in El Paso, Texas in 1987 was largely based on circumstantial ...

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way ...