A pathologist hired by death row inmates' attorneys says a South Carolina man executed by firing squad was conscious and ...

Mikal Mahdi reportedly “cried out” and flexed his arms once he was shot, according to a witness of the execution ...

An autopsy later revealed that none of the bullets hit his heart directly, and that his chest showed only two bullet wounds ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man who was twice sentenced to die for killing two people nearly two decades ago was ...

Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state’s firing squad execution last month.

The player is accused of a crime that is not considered to be as severe elsewhere but the punishment is unthinkable.

Last week, we learned another hard lesson about executions, namely that there is no foolproof way of killing someone.

A pathologist hired by attorneys for death row inmates says a South Carolina man executed by firing squad was conscious and ...

Murderer Steven Stanko came to Augusta, where he told golf patrons he owned several Hooters. A woman here tipped off cops after she saw he was wanted.

State Reps. Neil Collins (R-District 5) and Justin Bamberg (D-District 90) question whether 'proper standards and protocols' ...

Cop-killer Mikal Mahdi yelled in pain when he was shot inside of the state’s death chamber on April 11. He was executed for ...

A former NCAA star could facing the death penalty in Indonesia after he was arrested for alleged drug smuggling. Jarred ...