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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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A 55-year-old man was executed on Thursday in Alabama, in the south of the United States, for the rape and murder of a woman in 2010, after having asked for himself to be sentenced to death. James Osgood received the lethal injection method in an Atmore prison, as announced by the Alabama state judicial services in a statement. This execution brings to 14 the number of death sentences executed in the United States since the beginning of the year…
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A 55-year-old man was executed this Thursday in Alabama, in the south of the United States, after being found guilty for the rape and murder of a woman in 2010. The same defendant asked in his trial to be sentenced to death.Read more]]>
A convicted murderer was executed in Alabama. James Osgood raped and murdered a woman in 2010.
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...
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