Mikal Mahdi was just 21-years-old when he began a crime spree that spanned four states and included two murders. One of the victims was James Myers, a 56-year-old Police Captain with the Orangeburg Public Safety Department in South Carolina. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the crime spree and the murders that landed Mahdi a date with the executioners and how the firing squad, that seemed like such a good idea compared to other methods of death, didn't work out as planned. Did three shooters ALL miss the mark on Mikal Mahdi or was the "mark" misplaced?
Transcript Highlights00:02.40 Introduction
01:13.17 A botched execution
05:18.91 Mikal Mahdi killed South Carolina Public Safety Officer James Myers in 2004
10:08.71 Mikal Mahdi ended writhing in pain while strapped to a chair
14:40.64 French Guillotine - used as a deterrent
19:55.79 Electrocution of Ted Bundy
25:05.72 Prison Employees volunteer to carry out execution
30:15.15 Three shooters, two bullet holes, not one heart hit
35:10.71 Static Target from 5 yards away
39:48.66 Was this a "botched execution"?
45:02.64 Was the "marker" misplaced?
47:02.47 Conclusion
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