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A triple killer was executed by firing squad in a chilling death row execution last night.

Stephen Bryant, 44, chose the gruesome method over lethal injection or the electric chair, which are more commonly used across the US. He became only the third person to be executed by firing squad in South Carolina this year after three prison employees, all armed with live ammunition, volunteered to step forward.

Bryant had languished on death row for 21 years for the murders of three men within five days, including one father who had simply asked Bryant for assistance when his car broke down near the brute's home. Last night, three relatives of the victims, who served as witnesses, held hands during the execution at the South Carolina prison.

The murderer, who offered no final wo

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