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Final meal of SC inmate in state’s first execution in 13 years revealed

He enjoyed his last meal immensely. A South Carolina inmate who died by lethal injection on Friday ate a hearty multi-course meal before the state's first execution in 13 years. Freddie Owens, 46, killed Greenville convenience store clerk Eileen Graves after he failed to open the safe during a botched robbery in 1997. During his […]

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

South Carolina executed death row inmate Freddie Owens on Friday, unintentionally resuming a 13-year hiatus after prison officials were unable to obtain the drugs needed to administer the lethal injection. Owens was convicted in 1997 of killing a Greenville convenience store clerk during a robbery. During the trial, Owens murdered a county jail inmate. His […]

Bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers demand convicted killer’s execution be halted

A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers on Tuesday called on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's Board of Pardons and Paroles to halt the execution of a man convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2002. Robert Roberson is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Oct. 17. Prosecutors have argued that his […]

Indiana Supreme Court sets date for first state execution in 15 years

The Indiana Supreme Court has set an execution date for the state for the first time in 15 years. The judge on Wednesday ordered Joseph Corcoran executed before sunrise on Dec. 18. WXIN-TV reported. Indiana's last execution was in 2009, when Matthew Wrinkles was executed for the murders of his wife, her brother and sister-in-law, […]