Alabama is set to execute a man who said he’s guilty of rape and murder and deserves to die
- An Alabama man, James Osgood, was executed by lethal injection at 6:35 PM after admitting his guilt in the 2010 rape and murder of Tracy Lynn Brown.
- Osgood was convicted in 2014 for cutting Brown's throat after he and his girlfriend sexually assaulted her.
- Governor Kay Ivey stated that Brown's murder was 'premeditated, gruesome, and disturbing,' supporting the execution as an appropriate punishment.
- In his final words, Osgood apologized for the crime, stating he regretted 'taking her from them.
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Alabama Killer Apologizes as He's Put to Death
An Alabama man who dropped his appeals and said he deserved to die for the rape and murder of a woman in 2010 was put to death Thursday evening. James Osgood, 55, was pronounced dead following an injection at a south Alabama prison, authorities said. A jury in 2014 convicted...
Alabama death row inmate executed for brutal rape, murder of girlfriend's cousin
An Alabama death row inmate convicted of sexually assaulting and killing his girlfriend's cousin was executed by lethal injection Thursday night after Gov. Kay Ivey did not exercise clemency powers.
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