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Stephen Bryant

44 years old · died November 14, 2025 · Broad River Correctional Institution, South Carolina

Stephen Bryant, 44, was executed by firing squad at Broad River Correctional Institution in South Carolina on November 14, 2025, the 50th person put to death in the state since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976. His attorneys filed final appeals and asked for clemency. Governor Henry McMaster declined to intervene.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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