South Carolina Schedules Execution for Man Who Taunted Police with Message in Victim's Blood
Stephen Bryant will be South Carolina’s 50th execution since 1985 after killing three men in 2004, including one whose blood he used to taunt police.
- A South Carolina inmate, Stephen Bryant, 44, killed a man, burned his eyes with cigarettes, and wrote 'catch me if u can' on the wall with the victim's blood more than 20 years ago.
- Bryant will be the 50th person executed in South Carolina since 1985 and the seventh in less than 14 months, with the option to choose between lethal injection, firing squad, or electric chair.
- Bryant admitted to killing three men, including Willard 'TJ' Tietjen, whose daughter received a call saying 'you can't, I killed him. I'm the prowler.
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Execution set for twisted killer who taunted police with message in victim’s blood: ‘Catch me if u can’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A South Carolina man on death row is scheduled to be executed next month for killing a man, burning his eyes with cigarettes and taunting police by painting “catch me if u can” on the wall with the victim’s blood more than 20 years ago. Stephen Bryant, 44, is set to be put to death on Nov. 14 after the state Supreme Court issued the death warrant on Friday, rejecting a request from Bryant’s lawyers for…
Execution set for SC inmate who killed 3 as he left a bloody message for police
The state's death chamber, where inmate Stephen Bryant is slated for execution Nov. 14, as seen from the witness room. (Provided by the SC Department of Corrections)COLUMBIA — A death row inmate who killed three people 21 years ago as he taunted police with a message in blood, then beat up an officer after he was jailed, is scheduled for execution Nov. 14, according to a Friday death warrant. Stephen Bryant, 44, is slated to be the fifth person …
‘Catch me if u can’: Execution scheduled for man who taunted police with message in victim’s blood
A South Carolina inmate who killed a man, burned his eyes with cigarettes and then painted “catch me if u can” on the wall with the victim’s blood more than 20 years ago has been scheduled to be executed next month.
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