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Convicted Double Murderer Executed by Firing Squad in South Carolina

Loaded on March 15, 2025 by David Kim published in Criminal Legal News April, 2025, page 32

Filed under: Method of Execution. Location: South Carolina.

by David Kim

Brad Sigmon, a 67-year-old convicted double murderer, became the first prisoner in the United States to be executed by firing squad in 15 years on Friday, March 7, 2025. Sigmon, who was sentenced to death for the 2001 killings of his ex-girlfriend’s parents, chose the method over ...

EFF Launches Rayhunter: A New Tool to Detect Covert Cellular Surveillance

Loaded on March 15, 2025 by David Kim published in Criminal Legal News April, 2025, page 39

Filed under: Police State-Surveillance, Cell Site Location Information ("CSLI"). Location: United States of America.

by David Kim

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (“EFF”) has announced Rayhunter, an open-source tool designed to detect cell-site simulators (“CSS”), devices often used by law enforcement and others to covertly track mobile phones. Running on an affordable mobile hotspot, Rayhunter seeks to empower activists, journalists, and everyday users to identify ...

Bite Marks and Broken Justice: A Louisiana Man’s Life and Death Struggle Against Junk Science

Loaded on March 15, 2025 by David Kim published in Criminal Legal News April, 2025, page 43

Filed under: junk science, Wrongful Conviction. Location: Louisiana.

by David Kim

In a Louisiana courtroom last September, attorney Scott Greene stood before those in attendance and issued a stark warning: The video they were about to see would unsettle them. Recorded in 1993 as part of a murder investigation, the grainy footage captured forensic dentist Dr. Michael West ...