Bullet points of Hours before execution, man says he lied in testimony against friend
Bullet points of Hours before execution, man says he lied in testimony against friend
- Freddie Owens is set to be executed in South Carolina for a 1997 murder
- Steven Golden, Owens' friend and co-defendant, is now claiming he lied to save himself and that Owens was not at the scene of the crime
- Golden initially testified that Owens was involved in the murder, but is now saying he was not
- Owens' lawyers are trying to stop the execution based on Golden's new statement
- The state of South Carolina has struggled to obtain drugs needed for lethal injections, leading to a 13-year hiatus from executions
- Freddie Owens is set to be executed in South Carolina for a 1997 murder
- Steven Golden, Owens' friend and co-defendant, is now claiming he lied to save himself and that Owens was not at the scene of the crime
- Golden initially testified that Owens was involved in the murder, but is now saying he was not
- Owens' lawyers are trying to stop the execution based on Golden's new statement
- The state of South Carolina has struggled to obtain drugs needed for lethal injections, leading to a 13-year hiatus from executions