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Indiana put to death Roy Lee Ward early Friday for the 2001 rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl. (Indiana Department of Corrections file)
Oct 13, 2025

Indiana man executed for teenager’s rape, murder

Roy Lee Ward executed in Indiana for 2001 rape and murder of Stacy Payne; he expressed remorse in final statement as legal appeals ended.

Brad Sigmon has been scheduled to die March 7 for the 2001 slayings of his former girlfriend’s parents at their Greenville County home. (South Carolina Department of Corrections file)
Feb 18, 2025

Condemned prisoner seeks autopsy from last execution

COLUMBIA — A condemned man who is the next person scheduled to be put to death in South Carolina is again asking for his execution date be postponed because his […]

Gov. Henry McMaster reviewed the court transcript and rulings in the murder case against Richard Moore as part of his decision to deny Moore’s request for clemency. (Associated Press file)
Nov 8, 2024

McMaster outlines reasons why Moore was denied clemency

Richard Moore’s previous criminal record and Gov. Henry McMaster’s review of Moore’s clemency petition, court transcripts and court rulings led the state’s chief executive to deny the condemned man’s request […]

Attorneys for Richard Moore, above, have argued that Gov. Henry McMaster’s previous involvement in the condemned man’s case should disqualify McMaster from being the person to decide whether Moore should be granted clemency. (Associated Press file)
Oct 16, 2024

Judge skeptical about barring McMaster from Moore clemency decision

COLUMBIA — A federal judge appears unlikely to grant the request of a South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks to take away the power […]

Attorneys for Richard Moore, above, argue that Gov. Henry McMaster cannot fairly consider the condemned man’s request for clemency because McMaster, who earlier served as state attorney general, oversaw attorneys who fought to sustain Moore’s death sentence. (Associated Press file)
Oct 14, 2024

Moore wants McMaster removed from clemency process

COLUMBIA — Richard Moore’s attorneys have asked a federal judge to take away the power of granting clemency from the governor who is a former state attorney general and place […]

With his execution set for Nov. 1, condemned man Richard Moore, above, was told Tuesday that he must choose between lethal injections, the electric chair or a firing squad as the means on his death. (South Carolina Department of Corrections file)
Oct 10, 2024

Moore told to choose execution method

COLUMBIA — South Carolina prison officials told death row inmate Richard Moore on Tuesday that he can choose between a firing squad, the electric chair and lethal injection for his […]

Death row inmate Freddie Owens, above, faces execution Friday by lethal injections for a 1997 slaying during a convenience store robbery. (South Carolina Department of Corrections file)
Sep 16, 2024

South Carolina justices rebuff bid to stop Friday execution

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Supreme Court has refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens who is set to die by lethal injection Friday in the state’s first execution […]

Death row inmate Freddie Owens, above, faces execution Friday by lethal injections for a 1997 slaying during a convenience store robbery. (South Carolina Department of Corrections file)
Sep 9, 2024

Owens’ attorney picks lethal injection for client

COLUMBIA — A condemned inmate forced to choose how he’ll be put to death ended weeks of suspense by leaving the decision to his lawyer, who reluctantly told South Carolina […]

Lawyers for Freddie Owens above, want South Carolina officials to turn over the actual report — not just the summary provided — about the pentobarbital to be used in his execution planned for later this month. (South Carolina Department of Corrections file)
Sep 5, 2024

State, condemned man’s attorneys spar over execution drug

COLUMBIA — Lawyers for the South Carolina inmate scheduled to be put to death later this month said Tuesday that state prison officials didn’t provide enough information about the drug […]

Chairs for prisoners facing execution by electrocution, right, and firing squad sit in South Carolina’s death chamber in Columbia. (South Carolina Department of Corrections file)
Sep 4, 2024

SC justices outline execution schedule

The South Carolina Supreme Court will schedule executions at least five weeks apart, as unresolved legal questions about inmate Freddie Owens' execution method linger due to his religious beliefs.

Convicted murderer Freddie Owens has signed his power of attorney to choose the means of his execution over to his lawyer, Emily Paavola. (South Carolina Department of Corrections file)
Aug 30, 2024

State ready to carry out execution; attorney to choose method

COLUMBIA — The state’s supply of a lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested two months ago and its firing squad has the ammunition and training to […]

As it set an execution for Sept. 20, the South Carolina Supreme Court also agreed to take up a request from four other death row inmates who are out of appeals to require the state to wait at least three months between executions. (Associated Press file)
Aug 28, 2024

Court to decide minimum time between executions

The South Carolina Supreme Court won’t allow another execution in the state until it determines a minimum amount of time between sending inmates to the death chamber. The state’s next […]


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