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SC lawmakers ask for investigation into alleged ‘botched’ execution of death row inmate
Two state representatives are asking the South Carolina government to launch an investigation into the execution of a death ...
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Bamberg wants probe of Mahdi’s execution - Orangeburg officer’s murderer took 4 minutes to die
State Rep. Justin Bamberg is asking for an independent probe into the death of Mikal Mahdi, who was executed for killing an Orangeburg police officer. Mahdi also murdered a North Carolina cashier.
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Killer executed by firing squad died in ‘excruciating conscious pain’ after bullet missed his heart, report says
Mikal Mahdi, 42, cried out as the bullets hit him and groaned twice before he took his final gasp of breath, the Associated Press reported. The firing squad execution of Mahdi on April 11 is the ...
SC firing squad 'largely missed' cop killer Mikal Mahdi's heart, attorneys say autopsy shows (copy)
Autopsy results following SC's firing-squad execution of Mikal Mahdi in April show bullets largely missed his heart, ...
An inaccurate firing squad is the latest argument against the death penalty
A South Carolina firing squad reportedly missed a direct hit on Mikal Mahdi's heart and prolonged his suffering, his ...
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A firing squad tried to shoot a prisoner in the heart. They missed, autopsy indicates
Mikal Mahdi died on April 11 after being shot by a three-person firing squad. But an autopsy revealed two wounds on his ...