Ronnie Lee Gardner
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Ronnie Lee Gardner was an American criminal who was sentenced to death for killing a man during an attempted escape from a courthouse in 1985, and was executed by a firing squad by the state of Utah i
Gardner on January 15, 2008
Gardner spent most of his adult life at Utah State Prison in Draper.
Gardner's escape attempt influenced the security measures adopted by Salt Lake City's new Matheson Courthouse.
Gardner was executed on the metal chair at the right side of this chamber in Utah State Prison. The two narrow rifle ports can be seen in the middle-left.
Brad Sigmon
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Brad Keith Sigmon was an American convicted murderer who was executed for the 2001 double murder of his ex-girlfriend's parents in South Carolina. Sigmon was convicted of bludgeoning David and Gladys
Ronnie Lee Gardner
…select that option. Since 1976, only three other people have been executed by firing squad in the United States. Gary Gilmore, John Albert Taylor, and Brad Sigmon. In contrast to Taylor, who said he chose the firing squad to embarrass the state, Gardner's attorney said that his client did not want to attract…
2021 mugshot of Sigmon