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Brad Sigmon
Brad Keith Sigmon (November 12, 1957 – March 7, 2025) 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 Larke, aged 62 and 59, respectively, to death with a baseball bat on April 27, 2001, a week after he and his former girlfriend had broken up.
Subsequently, Sigmon was found guilty and given two death sentences for the double murder. He was also given a 30-year jail term for first-degree burglary. Sigmon was executed by firing squad on March 7, 2025, becoming the first person in almost 15 years to be executed by this method after Ronnie Lee Gardner, as well as the oldest person executed in the state.
Brad Keith Sigmon was born to Ronnie and Virginia (Wooten) Sigmon on November 12, 1957, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. His mother was only 17 when he was born, and his four younger siblings were within one year apart from each other. Sigmon's father was part of the US military. As a result, the family frequently needed to move. Sigmon was raised initially in Taylors, South Carolina, and Greer, South Carolina, and later in other towns in the state as well as the Philippines shortly after the birth of his youngest sibling.
Sigmon's parents eventually divorced when he was still young, as Ronnie was an alcoholic who often abused Virginia. This, along with the other challenges of being a young mother, and adapting to military life, proved difficult for Virginia. Although Ronnie allegedly never hit the younger four children, he physically abused Sigmon who would often try to protect Virginia from Ronnie's beatings. The parents eventually married other people, and Sigmon often moved back and forth between the homes of his parents and stepparents.
Sigmon began to work at age 16 while still in high school in Simpsonville to help alleviate his family's financial burden. After his parents' divorce, he took on the responsibility of taking care of his younger siblings. At age 18, Sigmon's string of criminal activity began in Greer with an armed robbery charge on May 29, 1976.
In 1977, Sigmon dropped out of high school (merely nine weeks before he was scheduled to graduate) in order to marry. The couple moved from Upstate South Carolina to Manning, South Carolina, shortly before their marriage, and would later have a son. According to Sigmon's son, parents, siblings, stepfather (Virginia's second husband), and aunt, Sigmon was a loving son, father, and brother who deeply cared about his family.
Court sources revealed that Sigmon struggled with both drug use problems and mental health issues during his adulthood. Throughout much of the 1980s, his criminal record was mostly DUI and DWI charges. On November 17, 1990, Sigmon was treated at a Clarendon County hospital after being shot several times in the stomach while breaking into his wife's home in Manning in connection with a domestic dispute. Their 12-year-old son was also injured after being struck by one bullet in the arm. Sigmon was transported after treatment to Richland County for surgery before being released around a week later. Sigmon returned to Greenville County later in the 1990s where he last resided in the city of Greenville.
Sigmon had been in a romantic relationship with Rebecca Barbare for about three years. They lived together in a trailer. However, early in 2001, Barbare ended their relationship and moved in with her parents William David Larke (better known as David Larke; February 28, 1939 – April 27, 2001) and Gladys Gwendolyn Larke (January 1, 1942 – April 27, 2001) nearby at 948 East Darby Road in Taylors, South Carolina. Sigmon became progressively more obsessed with her, even going as far as to stalk her in an attempt to check if she was dating another man, in addition to his requests to rekindle their relationship.
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Brad Sigmon
Brad Keith Sigmon (November 12, 1957 – March 7, 2025) 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 Larke, aged 62 and 59, respectively, to death with a baseball bat on April 27, 2001, a week after he and his former girlfriend had broken up.
Subsequently, Sigmon was found guilty and given two death sentences for the double murder. He was also given a 30-year jail term for first-degree burglary. Sigmon was executed by firing squad on March 7, 2025, becoming the first person in almost 15 years to be executed by this method after Ronnie Lee Gardner, as well as the oldest person executed in the state.
Brad Keith Sigmon was born to Ronnie and Virginia (Wooten) Sigmon on November 12, 1957, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. His mother was only 17 when he was born, and his four younger siblings were within one year apart from each other. Sigmon's father was part of the US military. As a result, the family frequently needed to move. Sigmon was raised initially in Taylors, South Carolina, and Greer, South Carolina, and later in other towns in the state as well as the Philippines shortly after the birth of his youngest sibling.
Sigmon's parents eventually divorced when he was still young, as Ronnie was an alcoholic who often abused Virginia. This, along with the other challenges of being a young mother, and adapting to military life, proved difficult for Virginia. Although Ronnie allegedly never hit the younger four children, he physically abused Sigmon who would often try to protect Virginia from Ronnie's beatings. The parents eventually married other people, and Sigmon often moved back and forth between the homes of his parents and stepparents.
Sigmon began to work at age 16 while still in high school in Simpsonville to help alleviate his family's financial burden. After his parents' divorce, he took on the responsibility of taking care of his younger siblings. At age 18, Sigmon's string of criminal activity began in Greer with an armed robbery charge on May 29, 1976.
In 1977, Sigmon dropped out of high school (merely nine weeks before he was scheduled to graduate) in order to marry. The couple moved from Upstate South Carolina to Manning, South Carolina, shortly before their marriage, and would later have a son. According to Sigmon's son, parents, siblings, stepfather (Virginia's second husband), and aunt, Sigmon was a loving son, father, and brother who deeply cared about his family.
Court sources revealed that Sigmon struggled with both drug use problems and mental health issues during his adulthood. Throughout much of the 1980s, his criminal record was mostly DUI and DWI charges. On November 17, 1990, Sigmon was treated at a Clarendon County hospital after being shot several times in the stomach while breaking into his wife's home in Manning in connection with a domestic dispute. Their 12-year-old son was also injured after being struck by one bullet in the arm. Sigmon was transported after treatment to Richland County for surgery before being released around a week later. Sigmon returned to Greenville County later in the 1990s where he last resided in the city of Greenville.
Sigmon had been in a romantic relationship with Rebecca Barbare for about three years. They lived together in a trailer. However, early in 2001, Barbare ended their relationship and moved in with her parents William David Larke (better known as David Larke; February 28, 1939 – April 27, 2001) and Gladys Gwendolyn Larke (January 1, 1942 – April 27, 2001) nearby at 948 East Darby Road in Taylors, South Carolina. Sigmon became progressively more obsessed with her, even going as far as to stalk her in an attempt to check if she was dating another man, in addition to his requests to rekindle their relationship.