John Louis Evan endured three jolts of electricity over 14 minutes but only after his body caught fire and witnesses smelt burning flesh did his heart stop View 3 Images Brad Sigmon's died by execution by firing squad (Image: South Carolina Department of Cor)

The US carried out its first execution by firing squad in 15 years earlier this year, marking just the fourth time this method has been used since the reinstatement of the death penalty in the States almost half a century ago. ‌

Brad Signmon, a 67-year-old double murderer, met his end under a hail of bullets in March after choosing this method of execution rather than lethal injection or electric chair. ‌

Despite the US's Eighth Amendment prohibiting 'cruel and unusual punishment', botched executions occur with alar

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