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2nd South Carolina Prisoner Death Choose Execution by dismissing a squad

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2nd South Carolina Prisoner Death Choose Execution by dismissing a squad

The South Carolina Death Prisoner Mikal Mahdi has chosen to die as a fired squad, making it a second in the state, which chooses the controversial and rarely used method of implementation this year. The 41-year-old Mahdi pleaded guilty to the murder of a police officer in 2004 and was sentenced to death in 2006. … Read more

South Carolina’s convicted killer chooses to be executed by dismissing a squad

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South Carolina’s convicted killer chooses to be executed by dismissing a squad

Columbia, SC (AP) – a convicted prisoner by South Carolina Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a fired squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the United States for 15 years. Sigmon is expected to die on March 7th. On Friday, he became the first prisoner in South … Read more