Death row inmate Stephen Stanko has been put to death by lethal injection. His execution is the 6th since the death chamber opened again last September after a more than decade-long pause.

Stephen Stanko, 57, was executed by lethal injection on Friday, June 13, for the murder of 74-year-old Henry Lee Turner, a retired Air Force master sergeant and father of three.

Why Stephen Stanko is facing execution The backstory: Stanko was convicted in two separate murder cases. In one, he killed Henry Turner, a retired librarian who had offered him a place to stay.

Stephen Stanko, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m. local time on June 13 Stanko was convicted of strangling his girlfriend in front of her daughter before shooting and killing a friend in April 2005 ...

By all accounts, Stephen Stanko is a smooth talker. At 6 feet, 3 inches tall, with a shock of dark hair, Stanko was a striking man in his mid-30s.

Stephen Stanko's execution is scheduled for June 13. The documents cited how the last three men South Carolina put to death by lethal injection remained alive for more than 20 minutes after ...

By all accounts, Stephen Stanko is a smooth talker. At 6 feet, 3 inches tall, with a shock of dark hair, Stanko was a striking man in his mid-30s. He would brag about being rich, buy drinks for ...

By most accounts, Stephen Stanko (search) was a highly intelligent, polished ex-convict who didn't mind talking about his life in prison or the book he'd written about it.

Stephen Stanko, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m. He was executed for shooting a friend and then cleaning out his bank account in Horry County in 2005.

Defense attorney Gerald Kelly confers with defendant Stephen Stanko during a pretrial hearing at the Georgetown County Courthouse in Georgetown, S.C., Monday, July 31, 2006. Credit: AP/TOM MURRAY ...

The attorney, who represented twice-convicted murderer Stephen Stanko, testified Monday he continues to support his defense theory that the 47-year-old suffers from brain damage that caused him to ...