South Carolina executes man convicted of murder in state’s third execution since September

South Carolina inmate Marion Bowman Jr. was executed by lethal injection for the murder of Kandee Martin, despite maintaining his innocence and questioning his conviction based on testimonies from friends and relatives who received plea deals. Bowman expressed remorse and hoped for peace for Martin’s family in his final statement. The execution was the third in South Carolina since September, following a 13-year pause in carrying out the death penalty due to difficulties in obtaining lethal injection drugs.

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