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SC firing squad ‘intended to miss,’ cause inmate ‘extreme suffering,’ suit says
Stephen Stanko is hoping a South Carolina federal judge will pause his upcoming execution following claims by his attorneys ...
Pentobarbital injection used to execute Stephen Stanko, who killed two and raped his girl friend’s daughter, in South Carolina
Stephen Christopher Stanko faced execution in South Carolina. He was convicted for murders and other crimes. The execution ...
Secrecy concerns over SC firing squad highlighted after inmate picks another way to die this week
Inmate Stephen Stanko was leaning toward a death by firing squad but changed his mind when he couldn't get more details about ...
Lawmakers seek investigation into South Carolina’s firing squad execution
Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state’s firing squad execution last month.
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South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks
A firing squad on Friday executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method has been used by the state in the past five weeks.
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South Carolina firing squad ‘botched’ execution of cop killer Mikal Mahdi as bullets missed heart, left him alive ‘longer than was intended’
A South Carolina firing squad tried to shoot a convicted cop killer in the heart and missed in a “botched” execution that left him in “excruciating” pain as he bled out, according to an ...