Mahdi was convicted in the 2004 murder of 56-year-old James Myers, an off-duty Orangeburg Police captain. In 2006, Mahdi pled guilty to the murder and robbery. He was sentenced to death the same year.

Who is Abdullah Hashem, Imam Mahdi's messenger? Videos have been shared on the official YouTube channel, called "The Mahdi Has Appeared," of a person named Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, who ...

South Carolina is set to execute 42-year-old Mikal Mahdi by firing squad for killing an off-duty police officer who was ambushed, shot nine times and set on fire.