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 is not the person who shot Irene Graves at the Speedway on November 1, 1997,” Golden told the South Carolina Supreme Court. “Freddie was not present when I robbed the Speedway ...

Freddie Owens, who was convicted of murder in 1997, has long maintained his innocence Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2019. His work has previously ...

South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens died by lethal injection on Friday during the state’s first execution in 13 years. Owens, 46, was sentenced to death in 1999 for killing a ...

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 ...

As lethal injection looms for South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens, a co-defendant recently admitted lying about the 1997 murder case.

“Freddie Owens is not the person who shot Irene Graves at the Speedway on November 1, 1997,” Golden told the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Freddie Owens was put to death by lethal injection at Broad River Correctional Institution in South Carolina shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday. South Carolina Department of Corrections/AP ...

South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens enjoyed a feast of classic American food as his final meal before he was executed on Friday for a 1997 murder. Owens was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m ...

“Freddie Owens is not the person who shot Irene Graves at the Speedway on November 1, 1997,” Golden said in the sworn statement filed to the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Dozens of protesters gathered outside a South Carolina prison on Friday, holding pictures of Freddie Owens as they prayed, cried and chanted for justice. Owens was set to be executed for a 1997 ...

South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens died by lethal injection on Friday during the state’s first execution in 13 years. Owens, 46, was sentenced to death in 1999 for killing a ...