South Carolina Resumes Executions After Decade-Long Hiatus with Controversial Lethal Injection of Convicted Murderer
Columbia, SC – South Carolina conducted its first execution in over a decade on Friday, putting to death Freddie Owens, a man convicted of two murders. The execution drew to a close a protracted saga as the state navigated challenges in obtaining lethal injection drugs, while highlighting ongoing debates over justice and capital punishment. Owens, 46, faced his sentence for the 1997 murder of Irene Graves, a convenience store clerk in Greenville, amid a botched …