South Carolina prepares for its 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.
South Carolina inmate forced to choose how he’ll be put to death picks lethal injection — through his lawyer
Freddie Owens said in court papers that deciding the execution method would be taking an active role in his own death, and his Muslim faith teaches him that suicide is a sin.
South Carolina scheduled to execute Freddie Owens by lethal injection; how the drug works
The Greenville man convicted of murder in 1999 will be the 44th person the state has put to death since 1976 and the first since May 2011
South Carolina set for first execution in 13 years after delay over lethal injection drugs
The state of South Carolina is set to execute an inmate on Friday, the first execution in 13 years in the state after a lengthy delay over lethal injections drugs.
South Carolina to hold first execution in 13 years tomorrow
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'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.
South Carolina man says he lied when he testified against inmate scheduled for execution on Friday
The co-defendant of a man scheduled to die by lethal injection on Friday has reportedly filed a statement saying that he was pressured to name him as the suspect in order to avoid being executed by the state.
Attorneys file emergency effort to stop South Carolina execution
A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his life. Chances aren't strong for that to happen.
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Electric chair tested and firing squad prepared, South Carolina prison director says
Corrections Director Bryan Stirling said South Carolina's supply of a common lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair has been tested and the firing squad has the ammunition and ...
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Facing death, South Carolina inmate refuses to choose his fate, leaves decision to lawyer
who reluctantly told South Carolina prison officials on Friday to prepare for a lethal injection rather than the electric ...
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Greenville County inmate scheduled to be first person executed in South Carolina in 13 years
A Greenville County inmate will be the first person to face execution in South Carolina since 2011 ... to choose between lethal injection, firing squad and the electric chair 14 days prior.
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South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
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South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
It took a decade of wrangling in the Legislature — first adding the firing squad as a method and later passing a shield law — to get capital punishment restarted. South Carolina has put 43 ...
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South Carolina Prison Director Says Electric Chair, Firing Squad and Lethal Injection Ready to Go
South Carolina Prison Director Says Electric Chair, Firing Squad and Lethal Injection Ready to Go COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's prisons director said Wednesday that state's supply ...
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South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
South Carolina’s prisons director says the state's supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested two months ago and its firing squad has the ammunition and ...
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 ...