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South Carolina Murderer, Who Strangled Girlfriend in Front of Her Daughter, Dies by Lethal Injection: 'Sorry Is Never Enough'
Stephen Stanko, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m. local time on Friday, June 13, according to a statement released by the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC). Stanko had been sentenced ...
Judge won’t halt execution in South Carolina over lethal injection concerns
A federal judge doesn't plan to stop the execution of a South Carolina inmate in two days because the convicted man's lawyers ...
Pentobarbital injection used to execute Stephen Stanko, who killed two and raped his girl friend’s daughter, in South Carolina
Stephen Christopher Stanko faced execution in South Carolina. He was convicted for murders and other crimes. The execution ...
SC killer who strangled mom in front of daughter, dies by lethal injection
Stephen Stanko was sentenced to a rare double death penalties for two murders committed near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ...
SC executioners use twice the dose of lethal drug than previously reported
The South Carolina Department of Correction’s secret lethal injection protocols call for a second, massive dose of deadly ...
Lethal injection autopsies show extensive damage from corrosive drugs. State expert said it's normal.
As SC prepares to execute a man by lethal injection, a review of 43 autopsies shows prisoners' lungs full of fluid. A state ...
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South Carolina inmate loses bid to delay execution over firing squad, injection concerns
A federal judge refused to halt the execution of Stephen Stanko, set for Friday, saying his lawyers provided no evidence that ...
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South Carolina man dies by lethal injection
With closing arguments now underway, the second sensational trial of Karen Read -- accused of killing her Boston police ...