Firing Squad

Utah Man Chooses Execution By Firing Squad

Posted 02.10.2012

A Utah man has opted for execution by firing squad to carry out his death sentence for a 1988 murder in which he stabbed a man in the liver with a tir...

Pakistan Soldiers Appear To Execute Civilians On New Tape (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

New footage of Pakistan soldiers allegedly executing a group of six civilians has surfaced online, raising troubling questions about the country's sta...

Trial and Execution: The Dramatic Deaths of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu

Alan Elsner | Posted 05.25.2011

Alan Elsner

Twenty years ago on Christmas Day, the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena were executed after a summary trial. And thanks to the marvels of modern technology, anyone can view the proceedings.

Ronnie Lee Gardner Firing Squad Execution Condemned By Attorneys;

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

SALT LAKE CITY — Attorneys for condemned Utah inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner have asked the state's Board of Pardons and Parole to consider commuting...

Utah Firing Squad Inmate, Ronnie Lee Gardner, May Have Postponed Execution

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 05.25.2011

SALT LAKE CITY — Attorneys for a Utah inmate scheduled to be killed by firing squad have asked a judge to put the execution on hold while they a...

Utah 'Firing Squad' Execution Planned For Ronnie Lee Gardner (PHOTO)

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 05.25.2011

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is set to execute a convicted killer by firing squad after a judge agreed Friday to the inmate's request, renewing a debat...

Utah Firing Squads: Prisoner May Be Executed Using Method Decried As

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 05.25.2011

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is set to execute a convicted killer by firing squad after a judge agreed Friday to the inmate's request, renewing a debat...

Firing Squad Executes Utah Man

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 05.25.2011

DRAPER, Utah — A barrage of bullets tore into Ronnie Lee Gardner's chest where a target had been pinned over his heart. Two minutes later, the t...

Ronnie Lee Gardner Clemency Decision Expected Monday

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 05.25.2011

DRAPER, Utah — A condemned Utah inmate has lost his bid for clemency from a state parole board, making his execution by firing squad on Friday m...