South Carolina, Freddie Owens
'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"
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 co-defendant proclaiming Owens' innocence, the state's high court has ruled.
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 to execute Freddie Owens despite questions over guilt. What to know
Owens is set to be executed by lethal injection in the state's first execution in 13 years. This despite a key witness who testified against Owens now proclaiming his innocence.
South Carolina Supreme Court refuses to stop upcoming execution of Freddie Owens, the state's first in 13 years
The decision keeps on track the planned execution of Freddie Owens on Sept. 20 at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia.
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' execution is scheduled for Friday, his co-defendant now says he's innocent
Steven Golden, the man prosecutors said robbed the convenience store with Owens, says he was not the person who killed Irene Graves on Halloween 1997
South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
In South Carolina, the governor has the lone ability to grant clemency and reduce a death sentence to life in prison. However, no governor has done that in the state’s 43 executions since the death penalty was restarted in the U.S. in 1976.
South Carolina to conduct its first execution in 13 years
A man is set to be executed in South Carolina for the first time in more than a decade. Freddie Eugene Owens, 46, will die by lethal injection around 6 p.m. Friday. The only thing that can stop his execution is a call from Governor Henry McMaster.
Doubts about guilt swirl around South Carolina death row inmate day before execution
Freddie Owens' execution appears to be moving forward despite a sworn statement from the man who testified against him that Owens wasn't even at the crime scene.
From birth to his slated execution in SC, Freddie Owens’ life was riddled with violence
A man slated to be the first person executed by South Carolina in 13 years has lived a very troubled past, experts say.
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 ...
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 ...
Live: Freddie Owens set to be executed Friday, protesters ask McMaster to grant clemency
The Greenville News will be providing live coverage from Columbia today leading up to the execution of Freddie Owens.
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The oldest is 80. One killed his 5 children. Here’s a look at the 32 men on SC’s death row
On Sept. 20, Freddie Owens, 46, a death row inmate convicted of murder, armed robbery, use of a firearm in the ...
Inmate killed in SC prison, and his death is believed to be a homicide, officials say
The death happened in the same prison where seven inmates were killed and 17 others were injured in a violent attack in 2018.