Ted Clifford
Crime and Courts Reporter at The State
Statewide accountability reporter @thestate in Columbia, SC | Formerly @columbiajourn and @Poynter Fellow | [email protected]
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1 week ago |
thestate.com | Ted Clifford
Prosecutor John Meadors questions SLED special agent David Owen about his investigation during Alex Murdaugh’s trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool Joshua Boucher [email protected] On Tuesday, the trial of a Lowcountry jeweler accused of killing his wife halted suddenly when the judge dismissed the murder case.
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2 weeks ago |
thestate.com | Ted Clifford
Stephen Stanko was sentenced to death for the murders of his girlfriend, Laura Ling, and his 74-year-old friend Henry Turner in April, 2005. South Carolina Department of Corrections COLUMBIA, SCShortly after 6 p.m. on Friday, double-murderer Stephen Stanko was executed by lethal injection inside of the state death chamber at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina.
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2 weeks ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Ted Clifford
Shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday, double-murderer Stephen Stanko was executed by lethal injection inside of the state death chamber at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina. His execution took place amid renewed scrutiny on the procedures for South Carolina’s lethal injection and firing squad. Attorneys allege that only two of three bullets hit Mikal Mahdi, the last man to be executed, not fully destroying his heart.
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2 weeks ago |
thestate.com | Ted Clifford
South Carolina Department of Corrections death chamber with the gurney used in lethal injections . South Carolina Department of Corrections South Carolina uses two, massive five-gram doses of pentobarbital to execute death row inmates who choose lethal injection.
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2 weeks ago |
gazettextra.com | Ted Clifford
By Ted Clifford - The State (TNS) Protocol required the executioners to aim for Mahdi's heart. But despite three shots, an autopsy revealed only partial damage to his heart and just two bullet entry wounds. This is proof, say lawyers for a man facing execution Friday, that only two bullets were fired and both missed their mark. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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A second person on South Carolina's death row has chosen to die by firing squad. Mikal Mahdi's team announced his choice today, two weeks before his execution scheduled for April 11. https://t.co/ZP4c53K4MG
The only thing I hated more than this statue was the fact that it was taken from us. Awesome work by @BristowatHome, @m0rgan_hughes and @JAABPhoto https://t.co/ZHwh0OALhI
SC just scheduled its 3rd execution of the year. Meanwhile, an autopsy report confirms that 2 people who received the lethal injection died w lungs full of fluid. It raises concerns that the pentobarbital used during executions causes extreme suffering. https://t.co/VGUdngxXmP