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S.C. Man, Who Was Convicted of Killing a Cop, Chose This Upscale Final Meal Before His Firing Squad Execution
Mikal Mahdi, who was convicted of two 2004 murders, including the death of an off-duty cop, chose an upscale final meal ahead ...
South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks
A firing squad has executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer decades ago. It is the second time the ...
SC cop killer Mikal Mahdi chose upscale final meal before he was executed by firing squad
A convicted cop killer who became the second death row inmate in South Carolina to die by firing squad chomped on a ribeye ...
South Carolina Executes Second Inmate by Firing Squad
Mikal Mahdi’s execution came about a month after the first person in state history was killed in such a manner. Before that, ...
Mikal Mahdi executed by firing squad in South Carolina for off-duty officer's brutal murder
The state's execution protocols called for a hood to be pulled over Mahdi's head before three volunteer corrections staff ...
Call to pause Tenn. executions as protocol challenged, victim advocates say resume
There is a call for Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to pause executions until a judge reviews the state's new lethal injection ...
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Tennessee Death Row Men Request Execution Halt Pending Lethal Injection Review
Attorneys for Tennessee death row men Oscar Smith and Byron Black are calling on Governor Bill Lee to issue a temporary halt ...
Condemned SC man's case about 'appropriate punishment' as he awaits 'inhumane' firing squad execution: lawyer
A South Carolina man on death row prepares to be put to death by firing squad, as his lawyer says the case is a matter of "appropriate punishment" rather than guilt.