South Carolina prepares for its first execution in 13 years
WEB7 hours ago · Freddie Eugene Owens, 46, is scheduled to die just after 6 p.m. Friday at a Columbia prison. He was convicted of the 1997 killing of a clerk who could not get the safe open at a convenience store in Greenville. Owens’ last-ditch appeals have been denied.
Hours before Freddie Owens' execution, friend who testified …
WEB16 hours ago · 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.
Man says he lied when he testified against inmate Freddie Owens …
WEB19 hours ago · 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. The justices ruled Thursday that a sworn statement from a friend who testified against Owens but now says he lied is not enough to stop the execution.
South Carolina to execute Freddie Owens on Friday. What to know.
WEB2 hours ago · A death row inmate convicted of killing a single mother of three children in South Carolina is set to become the first execution in the state in more than a decade and the...
Freddie Owens letters: A deeper side to inmate about to be …
WEB13 hours ago · As Freddie Eugene Owens lives the last hours of his life, USA TODAY is sharing some of the South Carolina death row inmate's handwritten letters to a woman he loved. At times furious and at...
Timeline of events leading up to the Freddie Owens execution on …
WEB1 day ago · South Carolina is scheduled to execute death row inmate Freddie Eugene Owens on Sept. 20. This is a timeline of events leading up to Owens's death sentence and execution date. Owens, 46,...
South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
WEB1 day ago · Freddie Eugene Owens, 46, is set to be the first person to be executed in South Carolina in 13 years. His lawyer chose lethal injection over the firing squad or electric chair after Owens turned the decision over to her.
South Carolina advocates hold vigil ahead of Freddie Owens …
WEB2 hours ago · 1:45. COLUMBIA ― The night before South Carolina is set to resume executions after more than a decade, a group gathered downtown at Washington Street United Methodist Church to remember Freddie...
Electric chair tested and firing squad prepared, South Carolina …
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Owens, 46, was sentenced to death for killing convenience store clerk Irene Graves in Greenville in 1997. Prosecutors said he and friends robbed several businesses...
From birth to his slated execution in SC, Freddie Owens’ life was ...
WEB1 day ago · Freddie Eugene Owens experienced violence even before leaving his mother’s womb — she was physically assaulted while Owens was still nestled inside. At birth, Owens would embark on a life...