South Carolina executes man despite shocking retraction of main witness in murder case
South Carolina carried out its first execution in 13 years, despite the bombshell retraction of a crucial witness in the murder case of Freddie Owens.
Freddie Owens executed in South Carolina 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.
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.
Freddie Owen's Final Words Before South Carolina Execution
Freddie Owens was put to death by lethal injection at Broad River Correctional Institution in South Carolina shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday.
South Carolina's Freddie Owens killed by lethal injection, first execution in 13 years
Freddie Eugene Owens gave no official last words as the state of South Carolina injected fatal drugs into his veins — the state's first execution in 13 years.
Freddie Owens becomes the first person executed in South Carolina since 2011
A last-minute appeal and request for clemency were denied for the Greenville man convicted of killing convenience store clerk Irene Graves in 1997
Freddie Owens executed; activists embraced, prayed at Department of Corrections
The Greenville News will be providing live coverage from Columbia today leading up to the execution of Freddie Owens.
Freddie Owens executed in South Carolina's first execution in 13 years
On Friday afternoon, South Carolina executed its first inmate in over a decade, Freddie Owens, for the murder of Greenville gas station clerk Irene Graves. According to the South Carolina Department of Corrections, Owens began receiving drugs through his IV around 6:35 p.m. Friday night and was pronounced dead twenty minutes later at 6:55 p.m.
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
'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 loving and fun mother.
Final meal of SC inmate put to death in state’s first execution in 13 years revealed
He had a killer final meal. A South Carolina inmate who died by lethal injection Friday chowed down on a hearty multi-course meal before the Palmetto State carried out its first execution in 13 years.
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Activists deliver petition asking Gov. McMaster to grant clemency to Freddie Owens
Defense attorneys submitted an affidavit from Owens' co-defendant Steven Golden alleging Owens was not the person to shoot ...
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 ...
South Carolina death row inmate dies by state’s first lethal injection in 13 years
South Carolina is set on Friday to execute Freddie Owens, who would become the first death row inmate to die at the hands of ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Diocese holds vigil, protesters gather as Freddie Owens heads to SC death chamber
Sister Pam Smith of the Charleston Diocese — who also sits on the board of South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death ...
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.