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SC man on death row wants to be executed, but defense lawyer says slow down
Exclusive: Robertson has been on death row for 26 years and wants to drop his appeal. He will die by electric chair, firing ...
Murderer with dementia finally given execution date after 37 years on death row
A murderer who has spent 37 years on death row will finally be executed later this year after a judge ruling, despite his ...
Federal hearing recommended for Rock Hill death row inmate who requested expedited execution
James Robertson, a death row inmate from Rock Hill seeking to expedite his execution, should have a hearing before a court ...
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Death row inmate is not intellectually disabled, SC judge rules, clearing way for execution
A death row inmate could be the seventh scheduled for execution in the past 10 months after a Lexington County judge decided ...
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South Carolina executes a murderer sent to death row twice
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57 ...
‘I watched innocent man die in Death Row gas chamber – his chilling last words still haunt me’
Lawyer Clive Stafford Smith represented dozens of inmates on Death Row and claims he watched an innocent man die - and that ...
From conman to killer: Stephen Stanko's murderous path brings him to death chamber
After he killed his 43-year-old girlfriend, Stanko then drove 25 miles north the Conway home of one of her friends, a 74-year ...
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South Carolina prepares for its 6th execution in 9 months with a man serving 2 death sentences
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders is scheduled to die Friday by lethal injection in the state's sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57 ...