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Death Row inmate's disturbing letters he wrote to a woman he loved as he approaches his final hour

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Published 19:10 20 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Death Row inmate's disturbing letters he wrote to a woman he loved as he approaches his final hour

The man will be the first to die at the hands of the state in over a decade

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

The letters written from a death row inmate to the woman he loved have been shared as he approaches his final hour.

Freddie Eugene Owens was convicted for the killing of a convenience store worker back in 1997, and today (20 September) he is set to be executed by lethal injection.

If it goes ahead, the 46-year-old will be the first person on death row to die at the hands of the state of South Carolina, US, in 13 years.

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And letters have been obtained by USA Today that Owens wrote to his then-girlfriend in the late 90s. In one bit of correspondence to ‘Aisha’ in 1997, he tells her: “Not a day goes by that I have not thought about you or loved you.”

Owens. (South Carolina Department of Corrections)
Owens. (South Carolina Department of Corrections)

He also expresses regret over his actions and his irritation with prosecutors who dismissed a sworn statement insisting he is innocent.

But in another, Owens appears to be annoyed with Aisha and demands she answers questions to him, saying he wants her to ‘quit bull sh**ting with his emotions’.

It’s thought he had some jealousy and that perhaps he was suspicious she was cheating on him while he was imprisoned.

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He wrote: "I hate to believe this but I heard you signed statements against me. I rather you f**k my brother, leave me or kill me.

“When I get out, and that's a fact, I have no words for those who betrayed me, just anger."

He wrote the letters in the late 90s. (Getty Stock)
He wrote the letters in the late 90s. (Getty Stock)

One letter in February 1998 say he was ‘sort of lost’ as she had ‘misled him into an odd direction’

But in March 1998, he took a even more threatening tone with her as he wrote: “Aisha, you know the things I’ve done, you know what I’m capable of doing, so why do you tend to play these games with me?”

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Irene Graves was 41 when she was working an overnight shift in Greenville on 1 November 1997 and was shot and killed during a robbery.

Owens was 19 at the time and was sentenced to death two years later after being convicted of murder, armed robbery and criminal conspiracy following the mum-of-three’s death.

WHNS also reported that the man confessed to killing a cellmate in 1999, while awaiting sentencing following the conviction.

Last night, the South Carolina Supreme Court refused to halt his conviction

despite new calls for Owens’ innocence.

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He is currently set to be executed at 6pm local time.

Featured Image Credit: South Carolina Department of Corrections / Getty stock

Topics: Crime, Death Row, US News, True Crime, Sex and Relationships

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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