Inmate says just one final word before he’s executed with lethal injection
Convicted killer Freddie Owens was put to death in America on Friday — the first execution carried out in the state of South Carolina in 13 years after prison officials struggled to find the necessary drugs for lethal injections.
South Carolina restarts executions after 13 years
Jesse Motte, right, protests the planned execution of Freddie Eugene Owens, 46, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Owens is set to be the first person to be executed in South Carolina in 13 years.
South Carolina executes first death row inmate in 13 years
South Carolina has executed its first death row inmate in 13 years for the murder of a convenience store clerk in 1997.Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, 46, died by lethal injection on Friday evening after the US Supreme Court refused to stop the execution and the state’s governor Henry McMaster denied clemency.
South Carolina carried out first death in 13 years
Freddie Owens, a South Carolina man, was executed over the 1999 killing of a convenience store owner, making it the state’s first execution in 13 years. This comes after the South Carolina Supreme Court rejected several requests to stop the execution.
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. Freddie Owens dies by lethal injection
Last minutes appeals, recanted testimony, allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, questions over the lethal injection fail to stop South Carolina’s first execution in more than a decade.
S.C. executes inmate for 1997 murder
Owens was convicted of the 1997 killing of a Greenville convenience store clerk during a robbery. While on trial, Owens ...
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Governor Henry McMaster denies clemency for Freddie Owens
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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 ...
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Freddie Owens' 'final meal' details revealed before execution in South Carolina
Freddie Owens was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m. at the Broad River Correctional Institution near Columbia, the state's capital ...
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Gov. McMaster wants S.C. Supreme Court to reconsider ruling on scholarship act
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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.
McMaster has the power to commute death row inmate sentence. Will the SC governor use it?
The state is scheduled to execute Freddie Owens on Sept. 20, which will be South Carolina’s first execution carried out since ...
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Gov. Henry McMaster makes two disaster declaration requests following Tropical Storm Debby
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