South Carolina to execute Freddie Owens despite questions over guilt. What to know
Owens is set to be executed by lethal injection in the state's first execution in 13 years. This despite a key witness who testified against Owens now proclaiming his innocence.
South Carolina prepares for first execution in 13 years
South Carolina is set to execute its first inmate in 13 years after an unintended pause because the state could not obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections.
South Carolina justices refuse to stop state’s first execution in 13 years
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens who is set to die by lethal injection next week in the state’s first execution in 13 years.
Opinion
McMaster, South Carolina should stop execution of Owens; here's why
Letter writer says if Gov. Henry McMaster and South Carolina really want to protect life, they should stop the scheduled execution of Freddie Owens.
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.
South Carolina Supreme Court refuses to stop upcoming execution of Freddie Owens, the state's first in 13 years
The decision keeps on track the planned execution of Freddie Owens on Sept. 20 at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia.
'I gotta see him go': Son of murdered South Carolina woman to attend execution
Irene Grainger Graves was 41 when she was killed on Halloween night robbery in 1997. Today her son Arte remembers her as a loving and fun mother.
Man says he lied when he testified against South Carolina inmate who is set to be executed
Just days before inmate Freddie Owens is set to die by lethal injection in South Carolina, the friend whose testimony helped send Owens to prison is saying he lied to save himself from the death chamber.
Doubts about guilt swirl around South Carolina death row inmate day before execution
At times, Freddie Eugene Owens' letters are incredibly vulnerable as he says he's "also human." At others they threaten ...
'None of this makes sense:' Advocates hold vigil, protest ahead of Freddie Owens execution
While also remembering victims Irene Graves and Christopher Lee, vigil attendees continued to urge Gov. Henry McMaster to ...
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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 ...
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Freddie Owens' lawyers maintaining his innocence despite denied appeal to SC Supreme Court
WYFF NEWS FOUR TONIGHT, WITH LESS THAN 24 HOURS UNTIL A MAN IS SET TO BE EXECUTED, THIS WILL BE, OR WOULD BE THE FIRST ...
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South Carolina justices refuse to stop state's first execution in 13 years
The South Carolina Supreme Court has refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of Freddie ...