Final meal of SC inmate put to death in state’s first execution in 13 years revealed
He had a killer final meal.
A South Carolina inmate who died by lethal injection Friday chowed down on a hearty multi-course meal before the Palmetto State carried out its first execution in 13 years.
Freddie Owens, 46, killed Greenville convenience store clerk Irene Graves when she failed to open a safe during a botched robbery in 1997. While on trial, he murdered an inmate at a county jail — stabbing, burning, choking and stomping Christopher Lee — which resulted in Owens’ death sentence.
The Department of Corrections confirmed to The Post Saturday that his last meal was served at lunchtime and included two cheeseburgers, fries, a well-done ribeye steak, six chicken wings, two strawberry sodas and a piece of apple pie.
Following failed attempts to stay his execution, Owens was executed by lethal injection Friday evening. While strapped to the gurney, he reportedly only said “bye” to his attorney.
A medical professional declared him dead at 6:55 p.m., roughly 10 minutes later.
That was the state’s first execution in 13 years due to a lack of available drugs for lethal injections.