South Carolina executes man convicted of murder

Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution
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 birthday.
South Carolina executes man convicted of murder in state’s third execution since September
A South Carolina death row inmate was executed on Friday, marking the third time in four months the state has carried out the death penalty.
South Carolina executes Marion Bowman, Jr.: “I’m innocent of the crimes I’m here to die for”
Bowman’s execution was the third carried out in South Carolina since 2011, when the state unofficially halted executions as pharmaceutical companies stopped supplying lethal injection drugs, fearing public concern over suffering of those executed.
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 executes Marion Bowman Jr., first death penalty carried out in US this year
Marion Bowman Jr. was convicted of shooting and killing a young mother, 21 year-old Kandee Martin, in Dorchester County, South Carolina
South Carolina puts man to death for 2001 murder; it's state third execution since September
South Carolina has put 45 inmates to death since the death penalty was restarted in the U.S. in 1976. In the early 2000s, it was carrying out an average of three executions a year. Nine states have put more inmates to death.
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.
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South Carolina death row prisoner Marion Bowman has oysters as part of sprawling final meal
South Carolina has executed their first death row prisoner this year, Marion Bowman Jr., who has been in prison since 2002 ...
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South Carolina death row inmate Marion Bowman Jr. pens final words
marking 2025's first execution in South Carolina. Bowman was convicted of the 2001 killing of Kandee Martin. He has maintained his innocence throughout his incarceration. His lawyer argued ...