South Carolina set to carry out its first execution in 13 years after securing medication needed for lethal injection
South Carolina is set on Friday to execute Freddie Owens, who would become the first death row inmate to die at the hands of the state in 13 years, for killing a convenience store clerk during a 1997 robbery.
South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 years
South Carolina has executed Greenville County killer Freddie Owens, the first inmate to be put to death by the state in 13 years.Owens, 46, died by lethal injection on Friday, September 20 - nearly three decades after the murder of convenience store clerk Irene Graves.
South Carolina executes Freddie Owens despite questions over guilt, mother's plea
His execution began at 6:35 p.m. ET and he was pronounced dead 20 minutes later at 6:55 p.m. A South Carolina jury found Owens guilty of murdering Irene Grainger Graves, 41, a single mother of three whose son described her as a hard-working and fun mom in an interview with USA TODAY this week.
South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn’t get the drugs needed for lethal
South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens executed by lethal injection
South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause.
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Live: Freddie Owens executed. First execution in South Carolina since 2011
The Greenville News will be providing live coverage from Columbia today leading up to the execution of Freddie Owens.
Inmate dies by lethal injection in SC’s first execution in 13 years
South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn’t get the drugs needed for lethal
Key witness who put Freddie Owens on death row admits he lied — but execution still happening
A key witness who helped put Freddie Owens on death row now says he lied to save his own life — coming forward just days before Owens’ execution, which is still set for Friday. Steven Golden — Owens’ one-time friend and co-defendant — filed a sworn statement Wednesday saying he lied during his testimony and that Owens wasn’t with him at a South Carolina convenience store in 1997 when Irene Graves was killed in a botched robbery.
S.C. high court rules Freddie Owens' execution can proceed despite new affidavit
South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens will die as scheduled on Friday despite the introduction of an affidavit by his co-defendant proclaiming Owens' innocence, the state's high court has ruled.
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Irene Graves was 41 years old, a single mom of three kids and working three jobs at the time of her death. Her oldest child was off to college, while the two youngest children were 10 and 11.
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Execution in chaos after key witness makes bombshell confession just hours before man's scheduled lethal injection
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Diocese holds vigil, protesters gather as Freddie Owens heads to SC death chamber
Protesters for and against the death penalty stand outside as South Carolina’s first execution in 13 years looms.
Daughter of Irene Graves speaks on when she found out her mother had died
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