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South Carolina Prepares for Rare Firing Squad Execution of Mikal Mahdi

Convicted for the 2004 murder of Capt. James Myers, Mahdi is set to become the fifth person in the U.S. executed by firing squad since 1977.

South Carolina Prepares for Second Firing Squad Execution of 2025

South Carolina Prepares for First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years

Alabama Executes Second Inmate with Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

South Carolina Supreme Court Halts Executions Pending Interval Decision

Death row inmate released after 29 years as new evidence casts doubt