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The solicitor who sought the death penalty for Mikal Mahdi responded Thursday to calls to investigate his execution.
State Reps. Neil Collins (R-District 5) and Justin Bamberg (D-District 90) question whether 'proper standards and protocols' ...
Lawyers who represent the recently executed Mikal Mahdi are alleging that the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) ...
Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state's firing squad execution last month.
The May 2025 firing squad execution of Mikal Deen Mahdi in South Carolina was botched, resulting in a prolonged and painful ...
An autopsy later revealed that none of the bullets hit his heart directly, and that his chest showed only two bullet wounds ...
Some U.S. politicians insist that the execution methods in their state are relatively painless. But it’s all a farce.
Amid calls for an investigation into an allegedly “botched” execution, the man who pushed for the death penalty in the case is making his rebuttal.
Cop-killer Mikal Mahdi yelled in pain when he was shot inside of the state’s death chamber on April 11. He was executed for ...
Mikal Mahdi reportedly “cried out” and flexed his arms once he was shot, according to a witness of the execution ...
Condemned prisoners in South Carolina can also choose lethal injection ... “I think it is really stretching the truth to say that Mikal Mahdi had an autopsy. I think most pathologists would ...
(South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File) This photo provided by South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Mikal Mahdi. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP) This photo ...