US Woman Fatally Stabs Newborn Baby With Metal Letter Opener Seconds After Giving Birth: Cops

A 31-year-old US woman allegedly stabbed her newborn baby to death with a metal letter opener and then stuffed the body in a garbage bag. Citing an arrest warrant filed in the case, People reported that the woman, identified as An T. Ngo from South Carolina, gave birth to a boy on March 7 in … Read more

US Man Executed By Firing Squad For First Time Since 2010

Washington: A South Carolina man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s parents was put to death by firing squad on Friday in the first such execution in the United States in 15 years, prison officials said. Brad Sigmon, 67, who confessed to murdering David and Gladys Larke in 2001 with a baseball bat, was executed by … Read more

Why The US Is Killing Someone By Firing Squad For The First Time In 15 Years

The firing squad, a method of execution with a long and complex history in the United States, is set to be used for the first time in 15 years in South Carolina. On Friday, Brad Sigmon, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001, will face a firing squad, a method he chose over the … Read more