Coverage dated September 7, 2026

Man on death row for 2006 Horry County murder dies in prison

Headline from WBTW Myrtle Beach

(WSPA) -- A South Carolina death row inmate has died two decades after his estranged wife's killing. The SC Department of Corrections announced that Louis Michael Winkler Jr. died Monday morning at Kirkland Correctional Institution.

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  1. WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg

    South Carolina death row inmate dies in prison (opens WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg)

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    (WSPA)—A South Carolina death row inmate has died nearly two decades after his estranged wife's killing. The SC Department of Corrections announced that Louis Michael Winkler Jr. died Monday morning at Kirkland Correctional Institution.

  2. WBTW Myrtle Beach

    Man on death row for 2006 Horry County murder dies in prison (opens WBTW Myrtle Beach)

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    WBTW Myrtle Beach's feed description

    (WSPA) -- A South Carolina death row inmate has died two decades after his estranged wife's killing. The SC Department of Corrections announced that Louis Michael Winkler Jr. died Monday morning at Kirkland Correctional Institution.

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