A man who killed two people in cold blood uttered just one word before he was executed in a South Carolina prison on Friday – the state’s first in 13 years.
Freddie Owens said ‘bye’ to his attorney and was then strapped into a gurney where he awaited the lethal injection that led to his ultimate demise.
Owens remained conscious for a minute before his eyes closed, his breaths shortened and his face twitched for five minutes before he died.
HIS CRIMES
The 46-year-old killed convenience store clerk Irene Graves during a botched robbery in Greenville in 1997.
During his trial, he murdered fellow inmate Christopher Lee at a county jail which earned him the death penalty.
Owens’ execution was the first carried out in South Carolina in 13 years amid a struggle to source the required drugs for lethal injections.
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After he said his farewell, his attorney responded ‘bye’ and the injection was administered.
A doctor came in and declared him dead a little more than 10 minutes later at 6.55pm.
His last meal was two cheeseburgers, French fries, well-done ribeye steak, six chicken wings, two strawberry sodas and a slice of apple pie.
Owens’ last-ditch appeals were repeatedly denied, including by a federal court on Friday morning.
His execution was thrown into last minute chaos after a key witness said in a sworn statement that he lied in order to have him convicted.
