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South Carolina prepares for its 6th execution in 9 months

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Stephen Stanko , 57 , is being killed for shooting a friend and then cleaning out his bank account in 2005 .

Hours before killing his girlfriend, he strangled her as he raped her teenage daughter in Georgetown County .

Hours earlier he also killed his live-in girlfriend, strangling her and slashing her throat.

He is the last of four executions scheduled around the country this week .