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

The May 2025 firing squad execution of Mikal Deen Mahdi in South Carolina was botched, resulting in a prolonged and painful ...

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

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

Mikal Mahdi reportedly “cried out” and flexed his arms once he was shot, according to a witness of the execution ...

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Wednesday that he disagreed with calls for an investigation into a firing squad ...

The lawmaker behind the death penalty bill said he expects legislators will pass it before this year’s session adjourns.

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

A British man has been hauled into court in Bali for allegedly smuggling a kilo of MDMA to the party island where drug crimes ...

Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state’s firing squad execution last month.

Bree Derrick is now at the helm of Idaho’s prison system, stepping into a key leadership role as the department navigates ...

An upstate lawmaker is calling for an investigation into South Carolina's most recent death penalty case. Mikal Mahdi was executed by firing squad last month, the second time in the state's history.