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UNCOVERED: Convicted murderer put to death in fourth us execution this week | History Defined

Stephen Stanko, 57, convicted of a 2005 double murder, was executed by lethal injection in South Carolina (Credit: 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.

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