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”
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In Alabama, a murderer was executed overnight using an unproven and previously untested technique, resulting in what witnesses described as a terrifying 22-minute ordeal. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was given a $1,000 payment to murder Elizabeth Sennett, a 45-year-old lady from Alabama, more than 30 years ago. Smith was given the death penalty for theContinue reading “Minute By Gruesome Minute”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 