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South Carolina executes Freddie Owens

USA TODAY on MSN · 3h

South Carolina executes Freddie Owens despite questions over guilt, mother's plea

His execution began at 6:35 p.m. ET and he was pronounced dead 20 minutes later at 6:55 p.m. A South Carolina jury found Owens guilty of murdering Irene Grainger Graves, 41, a single mother of three whose son described her as a hard-working and fun mom in an interview with USA TODAY this week.

YAHOO!News · 4h

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

Charlotte Observer · 7h

South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 years. Freddie Owens dies by lethal injection

Last minutes appeals, recanted testimony, allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, questions over the lethal injection fail to stop South Carolina’s first execution in more than a decade.

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Key witness who put Freddie Owens on death row admits he lied — but execution still happening

I’m coming forward now because I know Freddie’s execution date is September 20 and I don’t want Freddie to be executed for ...

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'None of this makes sense:' Advocates hold vigil, protest ahead of Freddie Owens execution

While also remembering victims Irene Graves and Christopher Lee, vigil attendees continued to urge Gov. Henry McMaster to ...

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Key witness recants testimony against Freddie Owens, who is scheduled to be executed Friday

An eyewitness to the killing of gas station clerk Irene Graves, a mother of three, now says Freddie Owens was not there ...

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Activists embrace, pray at SC Department of Corrections as Freddie Owens is executed

The night before Owens’ execution, dozens attended a vigil held in remembrance of Owens. The vigil also recognized Irene ...

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