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 of her car and set fire to the vehicle, burning her body as a result. The killer, Marion Bowman Jr. (June 6, 1980 – …

Jan 26, 2025 · Marion Bowman Jr. is expected to be executed on Jan. 31 after being convicted in 2002 of murdering 21-year-old Bamberg resident Kandee Martin in Orangeburg.

Jan 30, 2025 · 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 31, 2025 · Bowman, who was pronounced dead at 6:27 p.m., was on Death Row for the 2001 murder of 21-year-old Kandee Martin, a young mother who was killed five days before her son's second birthday. Police ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Bowman was sentenced to death for the Feb. 16, 2001, shooting death of 21-year-old Kandee Martin five days before her son's second birthday. The daughter of a rebar contractor and a stay-at-home ...

Jan 31, 2025 · 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.

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...

On February 17, 2001, Kandee Martin’s (victim’s) body was found in the trunk of her burned car. She had been shot to death before being placed in the trunk. The previous day, several people gathered at Hank Koger’s house to socialize and drink alcohol.

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...

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...