South Carolina executes Freddie Owens, 1st inmate to die in 13 years
Officials in South Carolina have executed Freddie Owens, convicted in the 1997 murder of a convenience store clerk, marking the state's first execution in over a decade.
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.
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, after being put to death with a lethal injection
South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. — 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 injections.
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.
Alert: South Carolina inmate Freddie Owens dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
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