SC inmate Marion Bowman dies by lethal injection, becomes nation's first prisoner executed in 2025
Marion Bowman Jr. dies Jan. 31, becomes third man put to death since South Carolina resumed executions. He was convicted of killing young mother Kandee Martin.
Death row inmate Marion Bowman Jr. maintains innocence as SC prepares to execute him
Marion Bowman Jr., a 44-year-old inmate, is scheduled to be executed Friday night, marking the first execution in South Carolina this year. Bowman, a native of
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.
SC Gov. declines granting Executive Clemency to Marion Bowman, Jr.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has declined to grant Executive Clemency to Marion Bowman, Jr. According to authorities, Bowman was convicted of murder in the shooting death of a friend whose burned body was found in the trunk of a car;
Marion Bowman Jr. executed in South Carolina, third inmate since September
South Carolina has executed Marion Bowman Jr., the third inmate to die at the hands of the state since executions resumed in September 2024.Bowman, 44, was exec
Death Row Inmate Marion Bowman, Who Refused Plea Deal, to Be Executed
Bowman is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. on Friday at a Columbia, South Carolina prison for the killing of 21-year-old Kandee Martin.
South Carolina executes third inmate in months as state clears backlog
South Carolina executed Marion Bowman Jr., its third execution since September. Bowman, convicted of a 2001 murder, maintained his innocence until death.
South Carolina carries out third execution since reinstating capital punishment
An inmate on South Carolina’s death row died by lethal injection on Friday night, the third execution carried out by the state since reinstating capital punishment.
Just days before his execution, SC inmate slams plea deals given to co-defendants. What happened?
Marion Bowman's attorneys say the deals were particularly unfair because prosecutors didn’t have physical evidence directly tying him to the killing of his friend Kandee Martin in 2001.
U.S. Supreme Court denies final appeal for SC man on death row, clearing way for execution
Marion Bowman Jr. was 20 years-old when he shot and killed Kandee Martin in Dorchester County, South Carolina.
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.
Death row inmate opts not to appeal to SC governor for mercy
Marion Bowman has decided not to seek clemency from South Carolina’s governor, guaranteeing he will face the death chamber ...
A small-town girl with big dreams, murdered at just 21 years old. Who was Kandee Martin?
Kandee Martin was shot once in the chest and once in the head on a dark country road, five days before her son's second ...
Execution set for Friday says SC Corrections
Marion Bowman, 44, will be executed by lethal injection. He was convicted of killing \ Kandee Martin, 20, then putting her in ...
SC inmate not entitled to know more about fatal drugs, judge rules
Other options are available for a death row inmate who claimed he has a right to know more about the drugs that will kill him ...