South Carolina resumed its death penalty protocol after a 13-year hiatus by executing inmate Freddie Owens. Owens, convicted for the 1997 murder of a Greenville convenience store clerk, faced a barrage of last-minute appeals, all of which were denied, including a petition to the US Supreme Court.
His final hope rested with Governor Henry McMaster, who after careful review, denied Owens’ clemency request. Owens was pronounced dead at 6:55 pm, reinstating the state’s lethal injection protocol.
This marks the first of potentially several pending executions in South Carolina, signifying a return to regular capital punishment procedures after legislative efforts to secure drug supplies and update execution methods.
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Publish date : 2024-09-20 12:17:00
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