Archive · 16 Nov 2025
South Carolina Executes 'Catch Me If You Can' Killer by Firing Squad
A man named Stephen Bryant, who was convicted of killing three people back in 2004, was put to death on Friday.
He was executed by a firing squad in South Carolina.
He had pleaded guilty to the murders that happened over five days.
For his execution, he chose the firing squad over other methods like lethal injection or the electric chair.
Three prison workers volunteered to shoot him.
He had a final meal that included seafood stir-fry and cake.
This was the third time someone in South Carolina has been executed by firing squad this year.
Stephen Bryant, 44, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina on Friday.
Bryant was convicted of killing three people during a five-day crime spree in 2004.
He chose the firing squad as his execution method over lethal injection or the electric chair.
This was the third execution by firing squad in South Carolina this year.
Bryant had scrawled "catch me if you can" on a wall in the blood of one of his victims.
- Who
- Stephen Bryant, 44
- What
- Executed by firing squad for the murders of three people in 2004.
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Why
- Convicted of three murders committed during a five-day crime spree in 2004.
- Name
- Stephen Bryant
- Age at Execution
- 44
- Crimes
- Convicted of three murders in 2004
- Execution Method
- Firing Squad
- Date of Execution
- Friday
- Location of Execution
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Number of Executions by Firing Squad in SC This Year
- 3