South Carolina cop killer Mikal Mahdi chooses execution by firing squad
South Carolina death row inmates on Friday chose to execute by firing the squad just five weeks after the state committed his first death from a bullet. Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to the murder of a police officer in 2004, is scheduled to be executed on April 11th. Mahdi, 41, had the option to […]
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 […]