Lawyers for Mikal Mahdi said the inmate's autopsy after his April 11 execution showed the shots nearly missed his heart, left ...

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

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 ...

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

A South Carolina man executed last month by firing squad may have suffered for an extended period of time before dying because shooters largely missed his heart, an autopsy commissioned by the ...

Two state representatives are asking the South Carolina government to launch an investigation into the execution of a death ...

Editor's note: This story includes detailed descriptions of executions. A South Carolina man executed last month by firing squad may have suffered for an extended period of time before dying ...