On February 16, 2001, in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States, 21-year-old Kandee Louise Martin [a] (October 2, 1979 – February 16, 2001) was shot to death by a high school acquaintance, who stuffed her body inside the trunk and set fire to the car, burning her body as a result. The killer, Marion Bowman Jr. (June 6, 1980 - January 31, 2025), was arrested and …

5 days ago · Kandee Martin was murdered on a dark country road 24 years ago, but her sister-in-law's favorite memory of the forever 21-year-old woman stands out in vivid, hilarious detail: a very pregnant ...

Jan 26, 2025 · Kandee Martin in an undated photo included in Marion Bowman's petition papers to the S.C. Supreme Court on Dec. 16, 2024. The photo was part of a glamour shot that Martin loved.

4 days ago · Bowman, 44, was convicted of murder in the shooting death of a friend, 21-year-old Kandee Martin, whose burned body was found in the trunk of a car. Witnesses to the execution included Bowman’s attorney, a representative of the solicitor’s office that prosecuted the case and three members of the news media.

4 days ago · Marion Bowman Jr. maintains that he did not murder 21-year-old high school acquaintance Kandee Martin in February 2001, five days before her son’s second birthday.

Jan 2, 2025 · COLUMBIA — Barred from sharing his story in an interview as his execution date looms, Marion Bowman Jr. has released a statement admitting he sold drugs and had sexual relations with...

Jan 3, 2025 · He has been on death row since 2002 for the death of 21-year-old Kandee Martin. Martin had been shot in the head and her body found in the truck of a car that had been burned in rural Dorchester County.

Jan 3, 2025 · Bowman is on death row for the killing of 21-year-old Kandee Martin in 2001. Martin was shot in the head and her body was found in the trunk of a car that had been burned. Bowman made his final...

Dec 19, 2024 · Marion Bowman Jr., 44, is on death row for the killing of 21-year-old Kandee Martin in 2001. He is the next inmate set for execution, according to a court order signed earlier this year. Martin was shot in the head and her body was found in …

Dec 21, 2024 · Marion Bowman Jr. was convicted of shooting and killing Kandee Martin in the early morning hours of February 17, 2001. Bowman and his accomplices were planning to rob a house but came to...