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 crimes that led to Mahdi’s death sentence— and how the firing squad, once viewed as a more humane alternative to other execution methods, didn’t go as planned.

Did all three shooters miss the mark on Mikal Mahdi— or was the "mark" misplaced?

Transcript  Highlights
00:02.40 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

Mikal Mahdi was just 21 years old when he began a crime spree that spanned four states and included two murders.
&nbsp;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 crimes that led to Mahdi&rsquo;s death sentence&mdash; and how the firing squad, once viewed as a more humane alternative to other execution methods, didn&rsquo;t go as planned.
Did all three shooters miss the mark on Mikal Mahdi&mdash; or was the "mark" misplaced?
Transcript&nbsp; Highlights 00:02.40 Introduction
01:13.17 A botched execution&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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

Join Joseph Scott Morgan every week as he explores a world that not many have had a chance to visit, the realm of death. Jo Scott will lead listeners on a journey through the blood soaked death scenes of America and then into the autopsy room to fully understand the science behind each case. Jo Scott is one America’s leading experts on applied forensics and is regularly featured on ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’, ‘The Piketon Massacre’, Court TV and more.

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Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

Join Joseph Scott Morgan every week as he explores a world that not many have had a chance to visit, the realm of death. Jo Scott will lead listeners on a journey through the blood soaked death scenes of America and then into the autopsy room to fully understand the science behind each case. Jo Scott is one America’s leading experts on applied forensics and is regularly featured on ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’, ‘The Piketon Massacre’, Court TV and more.

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Firing Squad Execution FAIL! Three Shooters MISS the Mark from 5 Yards Away

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