Stephen Christopher Stanko

Cases

• Stephen Stanko Execution
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Timeline

Events across every case involving this person

1. January 13, 1968

   Stephen Christopher Stanko born

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2. January 13, 1968

   Stephen Stanko born

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3. January 1, 2005

   Stanko shoots and kills Henry Lee Turner and empties his bank account

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4. January 1, 2005

   Stanko kills Laura Ling and rapes and attempts to murder her teenage daughter Christina the following day

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5. January 1, 2005

   Stanko convicted and sentenced to death twice — once for each murder victim

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6. January 1, 2005

   Stanko charged in Henry Lee Turner's murder

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7. January 1, 2005

   Stanko incarcerated on South Carolina death row

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8. January 1, 2005

   Stanko charged in Laura Ling's murder

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9. April 12, 2005

   Stephen Stanko arrested

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10. August 18, 2006

    Stanko found guilty in Laura Ling case

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11. August 18, 2006

    Stanko sentenced to death in Laura Ling case

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12. September 23, 2007

    Stanko pursues legal appeals and challenges

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13. November 1, 2009

    Stanko found guilty in Henry Lee Turner case

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14. November 1, 2009

    Stanko sentenced to death in Henry Lee Turner case

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15. June 1, 2025

    Clemency petition filed for Stanko

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16. June 13, 2025

    Stephen Stanko executed by lethal injection at Broad River Correctional Institution; time of death 6:34 p.m.

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17. June 13, 2025

    Stephen Stanko executed by lethal injection at Broad River Correctional Institution

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