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.
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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.
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.
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 scheduled execution. Owens, 46, is set to die at 6 p.m. Friday, 25 years after he was convicted of killing gas station clerk Irene Graves during a string of robberies on
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.
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn’t kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
The South Carolina Supreme Court has again refused to stop the execution of inmate Freddie Owens, who is set to die Friday by lethal injection.
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Live updates: Mother of SC death row inmate Freddie Owens pleads for son's life as appeals fail
Greenville SC's Freddie Eugene Owens is set to be executed by lethal injection tonight. He was sentenced to be executed for the fatal shooting of Irene Graves.
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects death row inmate’s appeals
South Carolina’s highest court struck down appeals from death row inmate Freddie Owens, who argued that Greenville prosecutors had cut a secret deal with a witness.
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 ...
Gov. Henry McMaster orders flags be flown at half-staff Friday for National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Governor Henry McMaster (R) has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff Friday at all state buildings, grounds, and ...
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Gov. Henry McMaster announces retirement of SCDHHS director Robert Kerr
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Governor Henry McMaster announced on Monday South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) director Robert Kerr is set to retire from his position.
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Gov. Henry McMaster makes two disaster declaration requests following Tropical Storm Debby
Governor Henry McMaster requested Monday a Presidential Disaster Declaration and a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) ...
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Governor Henry McMaster denies clemency for Freddie Owens
Columbia, SCV (WOLO) — The Governor’s Office has just released a letter confirming that Governor McMaster has denied clemency ...
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.
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Gov. McMaster wants S.C. Supreme Court to reconsider ruling on scholarship act
Gov. Henry McMaster is disheartened by the S.C. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Education Scholarship Trust Fund Act. The ...
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McMaster has the power to commute death row inmate sentence. Will the SC governor use it?
SC Governor Henry McMaster has the power to commute Freddie Owens’ death sentence. But he won’t say whether he’ll do it until the execution. Tracy Glantz [email protected] COLUMBIA ...
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 ...