Mayan Schechter
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-07-2025 4PM EST
Brad Sigman was convicted in 2002 of the beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents. He chose to be shot to death over the other options for execution, lethal injection and electrocution. His attorney said he faced an impossible choice among barbaric methods. According to prison protocol, he will give his final statement and be strapped into a chair.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-07-2025 4PM EST
A hood will be placed over his head and an aim point on his heart. There are three members of the firing squad. All will hold rifles with live ammunition. At 67, Sigmund will be the oldest inmate put to death in South Carolina. And so far, Governor Henry McMaster has refused to grant clemency. For NPR News, I'm Mayan Schechter in Columbia, South Carolina.