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 after dropping his appeals, admitting, 'I am guilty of murder.'
- Osgood was convicted of capital murder for the rape and murder of Tracy Lynn Brown, where he cut her throat following an assault with his girlfriend.
- The jury took about 40 minutes to find Osgood guilty, unanimously recommending a death sentence during his 2014 trial.
- This execution marks the second in Alabama in 2025 and the 14th nationwide.
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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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