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Judge rules South Carolina death row inmate not competent for execution

A South Carolina judge has ruled that a death row inmate, convicted of killing a state trooper in 2000, is not competent to ...

South Carolina inmate who believes he is immortal cannot be executed due to mental illness, judge rules

A judge ruled that a South Carolina inmate who killed a state trooper is incompetent to be executed due to mental illness ...
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SC judge halts death row inmate’s execution

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — A circuit court judge has ruled that death row inmate John Richard Wood cannot be executed due to his mental illness. The ruling states that Wood lacks the ability to ...
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South Carolina Judge Rules Death Row Prisoner Incompetent for Execution

John Wood, a death row prisoner in South Carolina, was ruled not competent for execution due to severe schizophrenia, ...

Death row inmate who believes he’s ‘immortal’ avoids execution at last minute

The death row inmate has avoided execution due to mental health reasons as he believes he has ‘wings’ and was gifted ...

Death row inmate who believes he is immortal will not be executed

A US man who claims to be immortal has been deemed too mentally ill to be executed, after spending over two decades on death ...
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South Carolina death row inmate executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years

Brad Sigmon, the first U.S. inmate to be put to death by firing squad in 15 years, has been executed for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend’s parents. The 67-year-old inmate was escorted into ...
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A look back at who South Carolina has executed on death row in 2025. Who remains?

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Near the tail end of 2024, South Carolina executed its first person in more than a decade. The stoppage in the Palmetto State was due to government officials being unable to ...