South Carolina death row inmate's letters show haunted man
'As fragile as a child': South Carolina death row inmate's letters show haunted man
At times, Freddie Eugene Owens' letters are incredibly vulnerable as he says he's "also human." At others they threaten violence and say "betrayers will be slayed"
SC Supreme Court denies death row inmate's latest attempt to stop execution
Attorneys for Owens had filed an emergency motion with South Carolina's high court to reconsider stopping his death based on an affidavit filed by Owens' co-defendant, Steven Golden, stating that Owens did not shoot Graves during the robbery at the Speedway convenience store.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Asks Governor for Clemency
A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his life, something no governor in the state has done since the death penalty was restarted nearly 50 years ago.
Doubts about guilt swirl around South Carolina death row inmate day before execution
If it moves forward, it will be the state's first execution in 13 years and the 14th execution in the nation this year. It's also the first of five executions the United States is carrying out in a six-day period between Sept.
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.
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 ...
A death row inmate's letters: Read vulnerable, angry thoughts written by Freddie Owens
At times, Freddie Eugene Owens' letters are incredibly vulnerable as he says he's "also human." At others they threaten ...
Hours before Freddie Owens' execution, friend who testified against him says he lied: "Freddie was not there"
Hours before inmate Freddie Owens is set to die by lethal injection in South Carolina, the friend whose testimony helped send Owens to prison is saying he lied to save himself.
Freddie Owens's execution is scheduled for Friday, his co-defendant now says he's innocent
Stephen Golden, the man prosecutors said robbed the convenience store with Owens, says he was not the person who killed Irene ...
Co-defendant now says Freddie Owens did not kill store clerk. Lawyers want his execution halted.
With the recent statements by Steven Golden, Owens' defense attorneys are once again asking the S.C. Supreme Court to pause ...
Key witness recants testimony against Freddie Owens, who is scheduled to be executed Friday
An eyewitness to the killing of gas station clerk Irene Graves, a mother of three, now says Freddie Owens was not there ...
COVERAGE: Execution of South Carolina killer Freddie Owens
Attorneys file emergency motion before inmate’s execution FridayFreddie OwensFreddie Owens, 46, is scheduled to be executed ...
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South Carolina justices refuse to stop state’s first execution in 13 years
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens who is set to die by lethal ...
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McMaster to decide fate of South Carolina's 1st execution in 13 years
Freddie Eugene Owens is scheduled to die Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, by lethal injection. Owens' execution will be South Carolina ...
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 ...
Federal judge refuses to halt Friday’s execution in SC
A federal judge said Wednesday she will not halt the state’s first execution in 13 years over attorneys’ request for more ...