South Carolina inmate executed for 2001 murder; state's third execution since September
At 6:10 p.m. the letter from McMaster was sent to the department of corrections to decline executive clemency for Bowman. A short time later, the Associated Press reported Bowman's execution was carried out. This was the third execution in South Carolina since September 2024.
Marion Bowman executed in South Carolina for young woman's 2001 murder: 'I'm innocent'
The state executed Bowman for the 2001 murder of 21-year-old Kandee Martin, a young mother who was killed five days before her son's second birthday.
South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s 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.
South Carolina death row inmate Marion Bowman Jr. pens final words
Death row inmate Marion Bowman Jr., a 44-year-old Dorchester County native, is scheduled to be executed Friday night, marking 2025's first execution in South Ca
Marion Bowman Jr. is set to be executed in South Carolina today. What to know.
Bowman was sentenced to death for the Feb. 16, 2001, shooting death of 21-year-old Kandee Martin five days before her son's second birthday.
South Carolina death row inmate maintains his innocence and won’t ask for clemency
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.
Mom of 4-year-old fatally shot on Christmas eve in Columbia will not be charged, police say
Following a weeks long investigation, police will not file charges in the shooting death of 4-year-old Jah’el E. Walker. Here’s why.
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Push to merge SC health agencies revived after falling short in 2024
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Texas A&M vs South Carolina basketball prediction: TV channel, game info for SEC matchup
After a hard-fought win over Oklahoma, Texas A&M basketball will try make it two in a row as they travel to Columbia to take ...
New Chick-fil-A coming to downtown Columbia student housing complex. Here's what you need to know.
A new Chick-fil-A restaurant will occupy part of the retail space at the 940-bed Gateway 737 student housing complex under ...
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Former University of South Carolina researcher charged in online sex crime sting
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Senators approve bill to reinstate SC’s private school voucher program
A push to reinstate South Carolina’s private school voucher program cleared a major hurdle at the State House on Thursday.