South Carolina prepares for third execution since September
South Carolina is preparing to execute the third inmate to be put to death since September as the state goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn’t find lethal injection drugs.
Federal court denies motion to halt execution in South Carolina killing
A federal district court denied a motion from a death row inmate to halt his execution which is set for Friday night.
South Carolina death row inmate chooses method of execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - A South Carolina inmate chose Friday how he will be executed for the murder of a 21-year-old woman back in 2001. Marion Bowman Jr., 44, chose lethal injection as his method of execution. He is set to be put to death on Jan. 31, according to a state Supreme Court order.
US Supreme Court rejects likely final appeal of South Carolina inmate a day before his execution
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled execution for a 2001 killing of a friend found dead in her burning car.
US Supreme Court turns down SC inmate’s appeal 1 day before execution
The nation’s highest court turned down a death row inmate’s request to halt his execution Thursday, clearing the way for him to face the death chamber. Marion Bowman, 44, is slated to die by lethal injection at 6 p.
U.S. Supreme Court denies final appeal for SC man on death row, clearing way for execution
Marion Bowman Jr. was 20 years-old when he shot and killed Kandee Martin in Dorchester County, South Carolina.
Woman convicted in killing of Nacho Hippo coworker arrives at state facility, official says
The woman recently convicted of murder in the 2022 killing of her Nacho Hippo coworker in North Myrtle Beach arrived at a ...
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A note to those preparing to help South Carolina murder Marion Bowman Jr. on Friday | Opinion
Issac Bailey has a message for the South Carolina Department of Corrections employees who will execute Bowman: It’s a ...
10 takeaways from SC Gov. McMaster's State of State address; tax reforms, teacher pay hike
Among the governor's proposals are cuts in personal income taxes, increases in teacher and law enforcement salaries, and ...
SC governor picks corrections employee to lead state's probation, pardon, parole agency
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has picked Jake Gadsden Jr. as his nominee to be the director of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services (PPP).
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Who Is Marion Bowman? First US Inmate To Be Executed This Year
This undated photo released by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Marion Bowman Jr. This undated photo released by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows ...
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Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution
FILE - In this undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, viewing chairs are placed in the witness room of the execution chamber in the Broad River Correctional ...
Man convicted of killing Lexington 6-year-old girl in DUI crash to ask for pardon
A Gilbert man convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl in a DUI crash could be pardoned of his felony charges on Wednesday.
SC law criminalizing release of death penalty information attacked in federal lawsuit
ACLU-SC has come into possession of confidential execution-related information whose publication is criminalized under a ...
Federal court says Marion Bowman can't know more about drugs used to kill him as ACLU fights shield law
A federal court rejected another attempt at halting a South Carolina execution. Marion Bowman Jr. was convicted 24 years ago ...