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 violence and say "betrayers will be slayed."
Freddie Owens's execution is scheduled for Friday, his co-defendant now says he's innocent
Stephen Golden, the man prosecutors said robbed the convenience store with Owens, says he was not the person who killed Irene Graves on Halloween 1997
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 man set for execution Friday is innocent, says witness who helped convict him
A South Carolina man scheduled to be executed on Friday was never at the crime scene, according to a key witness, who said he lied on the stand.
Death row inmate Freddie Owens vows 'betrayers will be slayed' in twisted letters ahead of execution
Freddie Eugene Owens poured his soul into handwritten letters he sent to loved ones, expressing both his vulnerable and primal sides as he awaits his execution set for Friday
Man says he lied when he testified against Freddie Owens who is set to be executed
One day 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 from the death chamber.
Co-defendant now says Freddie Owens did not kill store clerk. Lawyers want his execution halted.
With the recent statements by Steven Golden, Owens' defense attorneys are once again asking the S.C. Supreme Court to pause the SC execution set for Sept 20.
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 during the murder.
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' lawyers maintaining his innocence despite denied appeal to SC Supreme Court
FREDDIE OWENS IS CHARGED WITH A 1997 MURDER, AND TONIGHT HIS LAWYERS SAY HE DID NOT DO IT. OUR NATE STANLEY SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH HIS LAWYER AND JOINS US IN STUDIO NOW WITH THE DETAILS. NATE. NIGEL. RASHAD, OWENS LAWYER, SAYS TODAY THAT THE FIRST MAN TO ...
Freddie Owens’ execution will be SC’s first in 13 years. How will it be carried out?
The shield law was passed, in part, to help the state obtain the drug used to carry out its first execution in 13 years. The provisions of the law, however, extend beyond hiding the manufacturer and suppliers of the drugs.
South Carolina prepares for 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 ...
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 ...
‘Freddie was actually not there’: Codefendant now says inmate set to be executed Friday didn’t kill woman
A codefendant of Freddie Owens in the deadly 1997 Greenville County robbery has signed an affidavit with new information.
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S.C. Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn't kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has again refused to stop the execution of inmate Freddie Owens ...
Lethal Injection Looms as Co-Defendant Admits Lies in 1997 Murder Case
On Wednesday, a lawyer for Owens, who is on death row for the 1997 murder of a convenience store worker in Greenville, South ...
From birth to his slated execution in SC, Freddie Owen’s 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.
SC Governor seeks to weigh in as lawyers turn to federal court to halt execution
Lawyers for the first South Carolina inmate set to be executed in a 13 years ask federal court to halt execution over ...