Death Row Inmate Chooses Unique Execution Method

After nearly two decades on death row, Stephen Bryant, 44, is set to be executed by firing squad in South Carolina on November 14. Convicted in 2008 for the murders of three men in a violent spree, his final victim was 62-year-old Willard Tietjen, whom he shot nine times and taunted police with a blood-written message. Despite multiple appeals, the Supreme Court rejected his final plea, confirming his execution method. This marks a rare instance of a firing squad execution in the U.S. since 1977, bringing closure to Tietjen’s family after an agonizing two decades.

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