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.

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 ...

Death by firing squad could become Idaho's primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor's desk this week.

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

Oklahoma state Sen. Dave Rader introduced a bill to pause executions and form a committee to review the state's death penalty procedures. "If we're going to have this as a part of this state, then let ...

Hanson arrived in Oklahoma to face a likely execution by the state for his murder conviction. The Biden administration previously blocked the move.

A former federal prison inmate is now in Oklahoma custody as the state seeks to execute him for a 1999 killing in Tulsa.

George John Hanson, who was serving a sentence in federal prison, was transferred back to Oklahoma late Saturday so he can be ...

George John Hanson was sentenced to death after being convicted in the 1999 slaying of 77-year-old Mary Bowles, who was ...

Convicted murderer George John Hanson is transferred back to Oklahoma from Louisiana for death sentence execution.

Later this month, a death row inmate is set to die in Oklahoma and three survivors of his heinous crime are speaking out.