Convicted Murderer Put To Death In Fourth US Execution This Week

Fuente: International Business Times

Stephen Stanko, 57, convicted of a 2005 double murder, was executed by lethal injection in South Carolina AFP A South Carolina man convicted of a 2005 double murder was put to death by lethal injection on Friday, the fourth execution in the United States this week. Stephen Stanko, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:34 pm (2234 GMT) at the state prison in Columbia, the South Carolina Department of Corrections said in a statement. Stanko had a choice between his method of execution -- firing squad, electric chair or lethal injection.