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 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 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.
COVERAGE: Execution of South Carolina killer Freddie Owens
South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 yearsFreddie OwensFreddie Owens, 46, was executed via lethal injection on Friday, September 20. He was the first death row inmate executed in South Carolina in more than 13 years.
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.
Statements released following the execution of Freddie Owens in South Carolina
"The state of South Carolina murdered a man tonight," Democrats for Life said in a statement moments after Freddie Owens' execution.
South Carolina man on death row pushes for clemency in final hours
A South Carolina man, Freddy Owens, 46, is asking the Supreme Court to halt his execution after a witness admitted to falsely accusing him. Owens was sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of convenience store clerk Irene Graves in Greenville.
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.
Death row inmate, Freddie Owens executed by lethal injection, AP reports
Owens was convicted of the 1997 killing of a Greenville convenience store clerk during a robbery. While on trial, Owens killed an inmate at a county jail. His confession to that attack was read to two different juries and a judge who all sentenced him to death.
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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South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 years. Freddie Owens dies by lethal injection
Henry McMaster issued last-minute statements declining to intervene. Owens, 46, was sentenced to death for the murder of ...
Retired sheriff remembers 1997 murder of Irene Graves
Retired Greenville County Sheriff Johnny Mack Brown talks about what he remembers from 1997 murder case ahead of inmate Freddie Owens execution.
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South Carolina justices refuse to stop state's first execution in 13 years
Owens, 46, was sentenced to death for killing convenience store clerk Irene Graves in Greenville in 1997. Co-defendant Steven Golden testified Owens shot Graves in the head because she couldn’t ...
SC Supreme Court: Execution won’t be delayed despite new innocence claim
A codefendant of Freddie Owens in the deadly 1997 Greenville County robbery has signed an affidavit with new information.
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.
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Execution in chaos after key witness makes bombshell confession just hours before man's scheduled lethal injection
A man submitted a sworn statement claiming Freddie Owens is innocent just days before his South Carolina execution date ...
Murder victim's daughter weighs in hours before execution of convicted killer
South Carolina will carry out its first execution in a decade. Convicted killer Freddie Owens will die by lethal injection ...
Daughter of Irene Graves speaks on when she found out her mother had died
The daughter of a woman who was killed in 1997 is speaking out for the first time as the man responsible for her death ...