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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”