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South Carolina executes a man serving death sentences in 2 separate murders

  • Stephen Stanko, age 57, was executed by lethal injection on June 13 in South Carolina for two separate murders committed in April 2005.
  • After federal courts denied his final appeals, Stanko was executed for the murders he committed in Georgetown and Horry counties, including strangling his girlfriend and shooting a friend.
  • Before execution, Stanko apologized to the victims' families, described himself beyond his crimes, and requested not to be judged solely for the worst day of his life.
  • The execution began with the administration of two doses of pentobarbital and ended with Stanko pronounced dead 28 minutes later at 6:34 p.m., witnessed by family members and legal counsel.
  • Stanko's death marked South Carolina's sixth execution in nine months after a 13-year pause due to drug procurement issues, reflecting the state's resumed capital punishment activities.
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South Carolina executes man serving two death sentences

Stephen Stanko was convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend as he raped her teenage daughter, then shooting a friend and cleaning out his bank account.

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South Carolina executes a man serving death sentences in 2 separate murders

A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders has been put to death by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months.

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Associated Press News broke the news in United States on Friday, June 13, 2025.
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