Overview

• James Osgood was executed by lethal injection on April 24, 2025, at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama, and pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m. CDT.
• Osgood was convicted of the 2010 rape and murder of Tracy Lynn Brown, his girlfriend's cousin, after confessing to the crime and requesting the death penalty during his 2018 resentencing.
• Governor Kay Ivey denied clemency, describing the crime as premeditated and gruesome, and directed officials to carry out the sentence.
• Osgood apologized to the victim's family during his final moments, expressing regret for his actions but maintaining his belief in 'an eye for an eye.'
• This case highlights the phenomenon of death row inmates volunteering for execution, with many such individuals having histories of mental illness or suicidal ideation, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.