A key witness who helped put Freddie Owens on death row now says he lied to save his own life — coming forward just days before Owens’ execution, which is still set for Friday.
Steven Golden — Owens’ one-time friend and co-defendant — filed a sworn statement Wednesday saying he lied during his testimony and that Owens wasn’t with him at a South Carolina convenience store in 1997 when Irene Graves was killed in a botched robbery.
Golden said he had a secret deal with prosecutors and lied about his then-pal’s guilt to help save himself from the death chamber.
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