Final words of South Carolina death row inmate before he was executed

South Carolina death row inmate Richard Moore's last words were ones of contrition after he was executed by lethal injection Friday for the 1999 fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk.

Moore, 59, was put to death despite a broad appeal for mercy by parties that included three jurors and the judge from his trial, a former prison director, pastors and members of his family. He pronounced dead at 6:24 p.m.

Moore was convicted of killing James Mahoney, the Spartanburg clerk, in September 1999 and sentenced to death two years later.

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