This man was executed on March 7th 2025 after being convicted of taking the lives of his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001 his execution was carried out by firing squad a method that had not been used in the United States for 15 years in this video we will explore his crime his last meal his final words and the details of his execution Brad Sigman and Rebecca barbar had been in a three-year relationship and lived together but in early 2001 she ended things and moved in with her parents Sigman obsessed began stalking her and

insisting they get back together the night before the crime Sigman took TCH with his friend Eugene struay to whom he revealed his plan to break into the Lara home tie up her parents and force bar bear to talk to him strba refused to participate but Sigman went ahead alone the next morning he broke into the house and brutally attacked David and gladus with a baseball bat sted them repeatedly in the head until they died he then stole David’s Gun and waited for barbar to return when barbar arrived Sigman threatened her with the gun and forced

her into his car he planned to take her to North Carolina but she managed to to jump out and Escape though he fired at her as she ran barbar survived and was hospitalized police launched a Manhunt and issued arrest warrants for murder kidnapping and assault with intent to kill Sigman was on the run for 11 days until he was captured in Gatlinburg Tennessee and extradited to South Carolina Brad sigman’s trial began on July 18th 2002 in South Carolina from the first day the prosecution presented overwhelming evidence against him

including the baseball bat used to take the lives of David and Gladis Lark during the crime scene reconstruction Detective Mike mcnamer timed the distance Sigman covered inside the house while attacking both victims during the trial Brad Sigman displayed photographs of Rebecca barbar for no apparent reason confusing those in the courtroom during sentencing Cheryl Tomberlin sigman’s ex-wife testified about the domestic violence she endured during their marriage reinforcing his violent history the victim’s relatives

including Daryl Lark and Renee Smith also testified describing the devastating impact the crime had on their lives that same day the jury sentenced him to death as the decision was read his mother Virginia woot broke down in tears while Rebecca barbar watched in silence Sigman looked at her one last time before being escorted out of the courtroom it has been 23 years since Brad Sigman was sentenced to death for over two decades on death row he filed multiple appeals but all were denied finally his execution was

scheduled for March 7th Brad Sigman chose the firing squad over lethal injection ction his attorneys argued that he made this decision due to concerns raised after recent executions involving a massive dose of Pento Barbo while Witnesses stated that inmates appeared to lose Consciousness within minutes reports indicated they were not pronounced dead until at least 20 minutes later in 2022 South Carolina spent approximately $544,000 to construct a firing squad chamber inside its execution Feld facility located near the electric chair

bulletproof glass was installed in the witness room along with a chair equipped with a drainage system for blood collection and a wall to conceal the shooters Witnesses could see the inmates profile but not those pulling the trigger the firing squad became an alternative after prison officials struggled to obtain lethal injection drugs even after a law was passed to protect the identity of drug suppliers the new method remained an option no South Carolina governor has granted clemency in the 49 years since the death

penalty was reinstated and Sigman was no exception since 1976 only three people have been executed by firing squad in the US all in Utah the last was in 2010 now Sigman will become the first prisoner to be executed this way in South Carolina one day before being taken to the death chamber Sigman requested his last meal initially he had asked for three buckets of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s original recipe intending to share them with his death row companions but that request was denied instead Sigman was served a

more modest meal four pieces of fried chicken green beans mashed potatoes with gravy biscuits cheese cake and sweet tea according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections on March 7th 2025 Brad Sigman was executed in South Carolina by firing squad a method not used in the United States for the past 15 years Sigman was strapped to a specially designed chair and had a hood placed over his head three prison staff volunteers aimed their rifles at his heart and at the director command each of them fired live

ammunition according to Witnesses the bullets struck sigman’s chest right above the heart it was instantaneous the witnesses commented when the shots were fired it was very loud very chilling I think at that moment everyone in the room flinched there was only one place where I could see any damage which makes me think the bullets were all grouped together Sigman was declared dead at 6:08 p.m.

according to those present in the room during his last words Sigman expressed his opposition to the death penalty quoting four Bible passages that according to him showed that nowhere in the New Testament does God give man the authority to kill another man through his lawyer Sigman made a final statement of Love asking his Christian Brothers to help put an end end to the death penalty now we are under God’s grace and mercy said Sigman Gerald Bo King sigman’s attorney and a witness to the execution described Brad’s death as horrible and

violent in a statement he said it’s unimaginable that in 2025 South Carolina would execute one of its citizens in this bloody spectacle the execution was a deeply shocking event for all those present Rebecca Armstrong sigman’s ex-girlfriend mentioned in her first interview in the 24 years since the murder of her parents that sigman’s actions destroyed her family however she pointed out that life imprisonment should have been the option for his sentence despite this she expressed that she did not agree with his execution

adding that death should be something only God God decides