South Carolina is set on Friday to execute Freddie Owens, who would become the first death row inmate to die at the hands of the state in 13 years, for killing a convenience store clerk during a 1997 robbery.

Irene Grainger Graves was 41 when she was killed on Halloween night robbery in 1997. Today her son Arte remembers her as a loving and fun mother.

Freddie Eugene Owens faces execution in South Carolina for a 1997 murder despite his co-defendant Steven Golden's recent claim that Owens was not involved. Golden admitted to falsely accusing Owens to avoid his own death sentence.