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Botched Execution: Mikal Mahdi Endures 75 Seconds of Pain

5/8/2025

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A pathologist's report uncovers a harrowing truth about Mikal Mahdi's execution in South Carolina: it was botched, leaving him in excruciating pain for up to 75 seconds. The shooters failed to hit his heart, delivering only two bullet wounds instead of the intended three, igniting urgent questions about the execution team's training and protocols.

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A pathologist's report uncovers a harrowing truth about Mikal Mahdi's execution in South Carolina: it was botched, leaving him in excruciating pain for up to 75 seconds. The shooters failed to hit his heart, delivering only two bullet wounds instead of the intended three, igniting urgent questions about the execution team's training and protocols.