Mikal Mahdi, a South Carolina inmate executed by firing squad, is said to have died in 'excruciating conscious pain,' ...

Mikal Mahdi was the second man in South Carolina to be executed by a three-person firing squad on April 11, after admitting ...

An autopsy later revealed that none of the bullets hit his heart directly, and that his chest showed only two bullet wounds ...

Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed by firing squad, the second execution in South Carolina this year using the controversial ...

A botched firing squad execution left Mikal Mahdi conscious and in agony for up to a minute, after bullets missed his heart, ...

A SOUTH Carolina firing squad has been accused by experts of botching the execution of a convicted cop killer, leaving him in ...

A pathologist hired by attorneys for death row inmates says a South Carolina man executed by firing squad was conscious and ...

The autopsy notes two bullet wounds even though there were three shooters, and a forensic expert says the misfires likely ...

A South Carolina triple murderer and cop killer suffered "excruciating conscious pain" during a botched execution by firing squad last month.

Sigmon chose the firing squad out of fear of more suffering if given a lethal injection or put in the electric chair Barring any last-minute stay, the US State of South Carolina plans to execute ...

The execution of Mikal Mahdi in South Carolina by firing squad last month has raised significant concerns after an autopsy revealed that the execution was botched, leading to prolonged suffering. This ...

The execution of Mahdi was carried out by a firing squad of three prison employees. However, the autopsy revealed that only two bullets struck Mahdi, failing to quickly stop his heart. Pathologist Dr.