Brad Sigmon, the first U.S. inmate to be put to death by firing squad in 15 years, has been executed for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend’s parents. The 67-year-old inmate was escorted into ...

A South Carolina judge has ruled that death row inmate John Richard Wood, convicted of killing a state trooper in 2000, is too mentally ill to be executed. Mental health experts testified that Wood, ...

A South Carolina inmate convicted of killing a state trooper more than 25 years ago cannot be executed due to a mental illness that has him believing he is immortal, a judge ruled. John Richard Wood, ...

In South Carolina, which on Friday will execute its first inmate since 2011, 43 convicted murderers have been executed by the state since the death penalty was reinstated here in 1976. Few death row ...

An SC court judge ruled an inmate cannot be executed due to mental illness. Fernando Gregory Dreamstime/TNS A South Carolina death row inmate who believes he has died three times and is immortal ...

A South Carolina judge has ruled that death row inmate John Richard Wood is too mentally ill to be executed, citing schizophrenia and delusional beliefs that he is immortal. Three mental health ...