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Second South Carolina inmate, Mikal Mahdi, chooses execution by firing squad

South Carolina's second death row inmate chose to execute by firing the squad. Mikal Mahdi, 41, will die on April 11 after pleading guilty to the murder of a police officer in 2004. “Faced with wild bars and inhumane choices, Mikal Mahdi chose to have fewer three evils,” one of his lawyers, David Weiss, said […]

Inmate speaks out after attack on wife-killer Scott Peterson

The prisoner who attacked his infamous wife, Killer Scott Peterson with a pickle ball spat in prison claims he “beating hell” from his fellow inmates, but they eventually fill in. The headless body of his pregnant wife was found in San Francisco Bay more than 20 years ago, Peterson hit Charles Mills during a game […]

Supreme Court won’t halt firing squad execution of South Carolina inmate

The Supreme Court denied the final ditch efforts of death row inmates to avoid executions Friday night, clearing the path of their first execution by firing squads in the United States in 15 years. Convicted in 2002 for murdering the parents of an ex-girlfriend, Brad Sigmon (67), chose the firing squad method in place of […]

Kim Kardashian sued over photo identifying man as Texas death row inmate

Kim Kardashian faces a lawsuit after posting a photo of New York resident Ivan Kantu, who mistakenly identifies him as a Texas death row inmate with the same name. On February 26, 2024, Kardashian posted a photo of the plaintiff on his Instagram story, writing on all caps that “The state will execute Ivan Cantu […]

Inmate charged with 2023 murder of elderly UWS woman dies at NYC courthouse

An inmate on Rikers Island, charged with murdering an elderly Upper West Side woman in 2023, died Monday in Manhattan Crown Court, officials said. Terrence Moore, 55, was asserted that he suffered from a medical episode and died around 5pm despite efforts to save his life. Moore was arrested in 2023 and has been in […]

Supreme Court tosses conviction and death sentence of Oklahoma inmate

The Supreme Court abandoned the murder conviction and death sentence of Richard Grossip of Oklahoma and ordered a new trial. Glossip was convicted and sentenced to death in 1997 for the murder of former boss Motel owner Barry Van Treese, in Oklahoma City. The judge heard the debate in October in a lawsuit in which […]