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South Carolina carries out 1st execution in 13 years

The Associated Press on MSN · 3h

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — 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 could carry out its first execution in 13 years this evening

Freddie Owens has been on death row for the 1997 killing of a convenience store clerk. But now, in a new twist, a man who provided key testimony against Owens says he lied and Owens didn’t kill the clerk.

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Doubts about guilt swirl around South Carolina death row inmate day before execution

Freddie Owens' execution appears to be moving forward despite a sworn statement from the man who testified against him that Owens wasn't even at the crime scene.

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As execution deadline looms, SC Supreme Court finds recanted witness testimony not reliable

At the eleventh hour, the key eyewitness in the case that sent Freddie Owens to death row recanted his testimony, saying that ...

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Marcellus Williams' Missouri execution to go forward despite prosecutor's concerns

A Missouri judge denied a motion to vacate a condemned man's death sentence despite attorneys, including one prosecutor, ...

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Lawyers arguing Marcellus Williams case at Mo. Supreme Court one day before his execution

Williams is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday evening for the brutal killing of former Post-Dispatch reporter ...

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Mother of SC death row inmate asks for clemency after court again denies request to stop execution

The mother of Freddie Owens urged Gov. Henry McMaster to spare her son’s life in a statement released hours ahead of his ...

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'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 ...

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Last-ditch efforts seek to halt looming execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a ruling upholding Marcellus Williams' ...

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SC justices again refuse to stop Friday’s execution, despite new claims of innocence

In a flurry of legal requests leading up to Freddie Owens’ scheduled execution, his attorneys continue to try to get it ...

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'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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