South Carolina has executed Greenville County killer Freddie Owens, the first inmate to be put to death by the state in 13 years.Owens, 46, died by lethal injection on Friday, September 20 - nearly three decades after the murder of convenience store clerk Irene Graves.

South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 yearsFreddie OwensFreddie Owens, 46, was executed via lethal injection on Friday, September 20. He was the first death row inmate executed in South Carolina in more than 13 years.

Just days 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 chamb

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, who was convicted of murder in 1997, has long maintained his innocence South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP Freddie Owens South Carolina is set to execute a man on death row the evening of Friday,

South Carolina is scheduled to execute a death row inmate after a key witness recently said he lied during trial.

A key witness who helped put Freddie Owens on death row now says he lied to save his own life — coming forward just days before Owens’ execution, which is still set for Friday. Steven Golden — Owens’ one-time friend and co-defendant — filed a sworn statement Wednesday saying he lied during his testimony and that Owens wasn’t with him at a South Carolina convenience store in 1997 when Irene Graves was killed in a botched robbery.

Just days 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.