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 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 Executes First Death Row Inmate In 13 Years
A man convicted of a 1997 murder died by lethal injection Friday in the southeastern US state of South Carolina, the state's first death row inmate executed in 13 years.
Freddie Owens becomes the first person executed in South Carolina since 2011
A last-minute appeal and request for clemency were denied for the Greenville man convicted of killing convenience store clerk Irene Graves in 1997
South Carolina death row inmate dies by state's first lethal injection in 13 years
South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens died by lethal injection on Friday during the state's first execution in 13 years.
South Carolina executes Freddie Owens, first death row inmate in 13 years
Freddie Owens was convicted in 1999 of the murder of a convenience store clerk.
South Carolina executes Freddie Owens despite questions over guilt, mother's plea
South Carolina executed Freddie Eugene Owens by lethal injections as questions over his guilt arose over the last couple of days.
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