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South Carolina legislators call for an investigation into Mikal Mahdi's firing squad execution, amid claims of a "botched" ...
Murderer Steven Stanko came to Augusta, where he told golf patrons he owned several Hooters. A woman here tipped off cops after she saw he was wanted.
A South Carolina man who was twice sentenced to die for killing two people nearly two decades ago was scheduled Friday to be executed on June 13.
A South Carolina man who was twice sentenced to die for killing two people nearly two decades ago was scheduled Friday to be ...
Two South Carolina legislators have requested an investigation into the state's firing squad execution last month after ...
State Reps. Neil Collins (R-District 5) and Justin Bamberg (D-District 90) question whether 'proper standards and protocols' ...
The solicitor who sought the death penalty for Mikal Mahdi responded Thursday to calls to investigate his execution.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Wednesday that he disagreed with calls for an investigation into a firing squad execution allegedly mishandled by the state.
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 May 2025 firing squad execution of Mikal Deen Mahdi in South Carolina was botched, resulting in a prolonged and painful death, and raising questions about the constitutionality of the method and ...
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.