27 h. ago Candy: A Death in Texas chilling true crime show recounts mum who hacked pal to death

Candy Montgomery and Betty Grove's small argument escalated into a violent axe murder.

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45 h. ago Louisiana death row inmate challenges nitrogen gas as execution method

Jessie Hoffman Jr, who would become first person state killed this way, says his religious rights would be violatedA man scheduled to become the first person executed by nitrogen gas in Louisiana is challenging the method in court, arguing it violates his religious beliefs.A federal judge will decide whether executing Jessie Hoffman Jr by nitrogen hypoxia violates his constitutional right to practice his religion, which includes Buddhist breathing and meditation exercises that would be impeded by the gas during the capital punishment. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Chilling last words of death row inmate first to be executed by firing squad in 15 years

Double murderer Brad Sigmon, 67, became the first US death row inmate in 15 years to be executed by firing squad when he was shot by three prison guards - his final words have now been revealed

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49 h. ago Death row inmate's chilling message and kind gesture before death by firing squad

Brad Sigmon bludgeoned his then-girlfriend's parents to death with a baseball bat in a crazed act of violence 23 years ago, although is believed to have converted to Christianity in more recent years

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54 h. ago Final words of first US death row inmate to be executed by firing squad in 15 years

Brad Sigmon, 67, was put to death by firing squad at 6.05pm on Friday at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina.

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57 h. ago Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method

A death row inmate in Louisiana scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked for his capital punishment to be carried out using a more humane method

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62 h. ago Death row inmate is executed by firing squad after choosing how he would die

Brad Sigmon, of South Carolina, was terrified of the electric chair and being "tortured by lethal injection" and so was given special permission to pick the manner of his execution

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63 h. ago South Carolina death row inmate executed by firing squad, first in US in 15 years

Brad Sigmon, 67, had a target placed in front of his heart and three employee volunteers shot him

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2 d. ago All we know about Gene Hackman's death – 'chilling' bodycam, autopsy and police errors

Oscar winner Gene Hackman was found dead at his New Mexico home in February along with wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog, and cops are investigating the mysterious triple death

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3 d. ago Who is Brad Sigmon? The South Carolina death row inmate set for first U.S. firing squad execution in 15 years

Death row inmate convicted of the double murder of David and Gladys Larke has chosen to die by firing squad over fears the electric chair would ‘burn and cook him alive’

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3 d. ago Desperate final plea of death row inmate Brad Sigmon before he's shot dead in firing squad TONIGHT

Brad Sigmon, 67, is scheduled to die the evening of March 7 for the brutal baseball bat beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents David and Gladys Larke in 2001.

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3 d. ago Gene Hackman update as cops probe 'chilling' body camera footage from death scene

Police investigating the death of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy are combing through hours of body-cam footage from the responders who arrived at the scene

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3 d. ago Candy: A Death in Texas plot, cast, trailer as chilling drama comes to Channel 4

The US series on Channel 4 shares the harrowing story of the death of Betty Gore

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5 d. ago South Carolina is set for the first U.S. firing squad execution in 15 years

Death row inmate convicted of the double murder of David and Gladys Larke has chosen to die by firing squad over fears the electric chair would ‘burn and cook him alive’

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7 d. ago Who is Brad Sigmon? The South Carolina murderer set for first U.S. firing squad execution in 15 years

Death row inmate convicted of the double murder of David and Gladys Larke has chosen to die by firing squad over fears the electric chair would ‘burn and cook him alive’

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9 d. ago Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life in prison

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison after noting questions about his case

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9 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Anton du Beke nearly 'froze to death' after chilling incident

Strictly Come Dancing star Anton du Beke agreed to join his family on a winter sport holiday, despite the fact he does not ski - and things took a turn for the worst when he went for a walk in the snow

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9 d. ago Anthony Bourdain's chilling final text before suicide aged 61 revealed

Anthony Bourdain 's chilling final text before his shock death aged 61 in 2018 has been revealed.

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1 week ago Gene Hackman's wife kept him on 'strict diet' before chilling double death at home

Hollywood great Gene Hackman was found dead alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog this week, with reports emerging that mummification had started

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1 week ago Gene Hackman death: Cops' chilling two words reveal where bodies were found in huge update

The Unforgiven star was found dead at home with wife Betsy Arakawa and more details have now emerged about what happened from Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza

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