Death row killer who left message in blood for police picks rare execution method

Death row killer who left message in blood for police picks rare execution method

After spending almost two decades awaiting execution on death row, a South Carolina man who taunted police with a message written in blood has chosen how he will die. Stephen Bryant, now 44, is scheduled to be killed by the state on November 14 after a full 17 years on death row. He’s opted to be executed by firing squad, a method where volunteers with guns positioned 15 feet away to carry out the punishment. His final appeal to the Supreme Cour…