Surveillance footage has been released of the moments before a man set Mississippi’s largest synagogue ablaze in an antisemitic attack. Stephen Pittman, 19, was charged with maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive. In footage shot in the middle of the night, Pittman can be seen emptying a can of gasoline allContinue reading “Suspect In Connection With Synagogue Fire”
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How A Firing Squad Botched An Execution
According to his attorneys, state marksmen botched the execution of a South Carolina police killer who decided to die by firing squad last month, forcing him to endure a torturous, drawn-out death. Mikal Mahdi, 42, was put to death on April 11 for killing an off-duty police officer in 2004. Mahdi chose the firing squadContinue reading “How A Firing Squad Botched An Execution”