South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
In South Carolina, the governor has the lone ability to grant clemency and reduce a death sentence to life in prison. However, no governor has done that in the state's 43 executions since the death penalty was restarted in the U.S. in 1976.
McMaster to decide fate of South Carolina's 1st execution in 13 years
Freddie Eugene Owens is scheduled to die Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, by lethal injection. Owens' execution will be South Carolina's first execution since 2011.
SC Supreme Court rejects emergency motion filed to delay execution
A last minute emergency motion was filed in an attempt to stop South Carolina’s first execution in 13 years. Freddie Owens was convicted of shooting and killing store clerk Irene Graves at Speedway on Laurens Road,
SC Supreme Court denies death row inmate's latest attempt to stop execution
Attorneys for Owens had filed an emergency motion with South Carolina's high court to reconsider stopping his death based on an affidavit filed by Owens' co-defendant, Steven Golden, stating that Owens did not shoot Graves during the robbery at the Speedway convenience store.
Doubts about guilt swirl around South Carolina death row inmate day before execution
If it moves forward, it will be the state's first execution in 13 years and the 14th execution in the nation this year. It's also the first of five executions the United States is carrying out in a six-day period between Sept.
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn’t kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
The South Carolina Supreme Court has again refused to stop the execution of inmate Freddie Owens, who is set to die Friday by lethal injection.
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects death row inmate’s appeals
South Carolina’s highest court struck down appeals from death row inmate Freddie Owens, who argued that Greenville prosecutors had cut a secret deal with a witness.
Activists deliver petition asking Gov. McMaster to grant clemency to Freddie Owens
Freddie Owens is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Friday. Petition includes more than 10,000 signatures; a ...
SC man set for execution Friday is innocent, says witness who helped convict him
A South Carolina man scheduled to be executed on Friday was never at the crime scene, according to a key witness, who said he ...
Lethal Injection Looms as Co-Defendant Admits Lies in 1997 Murder Case
As lethal injection looms for South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens, a co-defendant recently admitted lying about the ...
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Freddie Owens' lawyers maintaining his innocence despite denied appeal to SC Supreme Court
KING TELLS ME HIS LEGAL TEAM STILL HAS AVENUES TO BE GRANTED CLEMENCY, INCLUDING AN APPEALS COURT, AND GOVERNOR HENRY ...
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn't kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Just days before inmate Freddie Owens is set to die by lethal injection in South Carolina, the friend ...
McMaster should spare Owens from the death penalty; here's why
Letter writer urges Gov. Henry McMaster to spare the life of inmate Freddie Owens, whose execution is schedule on Sept. 20.
Why are flags flying at half-staff in South Carolina?
Section 53-3-165 of the South Carolina Code of Laws designates the third Friday in September of each year as POW/MIA Recognition Day in South Carolina and provides that flags be flown at half-staff. S ...
Governor McMaster to attend groundbreaking for new psychiatric facility
Governor Henry McMaster is set to attend a groundbreaking for a new psychiatric facility on Monday.The groundbreaking will ...
SC seeks federal aid for residents after Tropical Storm Debby damaged more than 900 homes
Residents of five South Carolina counties could receive federal payments or low-interest loans to help with damage from ...