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South Carolina Executes Mikal Mahdi by Firing Squad in Rare Use of the Method

Mahdi, convicted of two 2004 murders, chose the firing squad, marking only the second U.S. use of this method since 2010.

Oklahoma Executes Wendell Grissom for 2005 Murder in Home-Invasion Robbery

Texas Court Halts Execution of David Wood Over Questions of Evidence

Louisiana Death Row Inmate Dies Weeks Before Scheduled Execution

South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Firing Squad for Execution

Iran Executes Record 31 Women in 2024, Highlighting Gender Disparities

Shalom Nagar, Executioner of Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann, Dies at 86

Alabama Executes Convicted Murderer Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

Alabama's Nitrogen Gas Executions Face Legal and Ethical Scrutiny

US to Execute 5 Inmates in One Week, Most in Over 20 Years

South Carolina Inmate's Execution Method Chosen by Lawyer

South Carolina Prepares for First Execution in Over a Decade

South Carolina Supreme Court Halts Executions Pending Interval Decision

Idaho Set to Execute Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate, Thomas Creech

Louisiana Governor Announces Intent to Resume Death Row Executions

Iran Executes Four Men Convicted of Collaborating with Israel's Mossad

Alabama Plans First U.S. Execution Using Nitrogen Hypoxia Amid Warnings of Potential Torture

Alabama Set to Execute Inmate Using Controversial Nitrogen Hypoxia Method

Alabama Prepares for First Execution Using Nitrogen Hypoxia

Alabama Plans First-Ever Execution Using Nitrogen Gas Amid Controversy

Death Row Inmate Rejects Clemency Hearing, Claiming Futility Given Governor's Actions