T he cultural standing of horror movies has changed over the years, though it remains one of the most controversial genres. During the 1970s, when gory slashers first burst on the ...

CALGARY - The fate of a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for the past 42 years has been thrown into more uncertainty as state legislators try again to remove obstacles to resuming ...

(UPDATE) TOKYO — The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government to pay him more than $1.3 million in compensation after his conviction was quashed, his lawyer said ...

The question "What would your death row meal be?" serves as a popular topic for dinner party small talk, and even some podcasts. But it's grounded in a grim tradition. In countries which still ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — Death row inmate Marion Bowman Jr., a 44-year-old Dorchester County native, is scheduled to be executed Friday night, marking 2025's first execution in South Carolina.

Despite spending 23 years on death row, Bowman has maintained his innocence. Last month, he released a four-page statement asserting he did not kill Martin. Lindsey Vann, Bowman's death penalty ...

Last month, Bowman wrote a four-page letter, detailing what he claims happened the day of Kandee Martin’s death from his perspective. He said the last time he saw Martin, she was buying drugs ...

Bowman, who has been on death row for more than half his life, was offered a plea deal for a life sentence but went to trial because he said he was not guilty. Friday’s execution will follow the state ...

Henry McMaster. “Marion has steadfastly maintained his innocence of Kandee Martin’s murder, yet he has already spent more than half of his life on death row. He cannot in good conscience ask ...

It's the basis of dinner party small talk, cringeworthy team-building exercises and even the premise of some podcasts: 'What would your death row meal be?' The question is designed to spark ...

Bowman was sentenced to death for the Feb. 16, 2001, shooting death of 21-year-old Kandee Martin five days before her son's second birthday. The daughter of a rebar contractor and a stay-at-home ...

(AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) This undated photo shows Marion Bowman Jr. released by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, awaits execution on death row. (South Carolina Department of Corrections ...