ATMORE, Alabama – He dropped his appeal and said he deserves death for 2010 rape and murder.
James Osgood, 55, was declared dead at 6:35pm after a triple injection in a South Alabama prison, authorities said.
The 2014 ju judge was convicted of Osgood’s death in Chilton County. Prosecutors said Osgood cut her throat after he and his girlfriend sexually assaulted her.
Tied to a gurney and wearing a tan prison uniform, Osgood used his final moments to talk about his victims.
“I haven’t mentioned her name since that day,” Osgood said. “Tracy, I apologize.”
The curtains opened in the witness’s room at 6:09pm, and it was unclear when the injection began. As the execution began, Osgood turned to the family sitting in the witness’s room. Family and friends cried quietly as he lost consciousness.
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His breathing deepened, and his head returned to the gurney around 6:15pm.
Brown, 44, was found dead at his home on October 23, 2010.
Prosecutors said Osgood admitted to police that he and his girlfriend sexually assaulted Brown after discussing how he and his girlfriend shared fantasies about luring someone and torture them. The pair forced the victim to engage in sexual intercourse at the muzzle. They say Osgood cut his throat and killed Brown. Brown’s cousin, his girlfriend was sentenced to life in prison.
The 2014 ju judges took 40 minutes to convict him and unanimously recommended the death sentence. His first death sentence was discarded by the Court of Appeal. In 2018 ententenging, Osgood asked for another death sentence and told his family he didn’t want to endure another hearing.
John Hamm of the Alabama Corrections Board of Corrections said the victim’s family witnessed executions in another viewing room. He said they chose not to make a statement to the media.
Gov. Kay Ivy issued a statement calling the murder “deliberate, frightening, and intrusive.”
“I hope that her loved one can feel a sense of closure today,” the governor said.
“My heart and prayers will be with Tracy’s family,” Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said.
“No one has to endure the pain they carry or relive her tragic, meaningless horrors of death,” Marshall added.
Osgood told the Associated Press last week that he had withdrawn his appeal because he was found guilty and thought his execution should move forward.
“I believe, as I said in court, I will see my eyes and look at my teeth for my teeth. I have taken my life and mine has been confiscated.
Alison Mollman, who represented Osgood for the past decade, said in a statement that Osgood (who called “Taz” by his friend) was “more than his worst behaviour.”
“He committed a terrible thing that he regretted until the day he died, but he made no excuses for his actions. He was accountable and sincere.”
The execution was second in Alabama this year and 14th in the nation.
