ATMORE, Ala. (WDNews)– James Osgood, convicted of the 2010 capital murder of Tracy Lynn Wilemon (Brown), was executed by lethal injection on April 24 at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore.
His time of death was 6:35 p.m.
Governor Kay Ivey declined to grant clemency and directed the execution to proceed earlier that evening.
“The murder of Tracy Wilemon was premeditated, gruesome and disturbing,” Gov. Ivey said. “At the end of all of this, Mr. Osgood robbed Ms. Wilemon of her life—something that can never be reversed for her or her family.
I pray that her loved ones can feel some sense of closure today.”
Attorney General Steve Marshall, who cleared the execution at 6:12 p.m., also released a statement, calling the crime “unspeakable” and reaffirming the state’s commitment to justice.
Osgood was convicted in 2010 after investigators discovered Tracy Brown’s body in her Chilton County home. Evidence linked Osgood and his girlfriend, Tonya Vandyke, to the crime.
He later confessed in detail to law enforcement, and a jury unanimously found him guilty of murder committed during rape and sodomy. The court sentenced him to death, a ruling that was upheld through years of appeals.
According to state officials, Osgood ultimately waived his remaining appeals and asked the state to proceed with his execution.
The case, marked by its brutal nature and the confession that followed, drew statewide attention. Osgood’s accomplice, who was also implicated, is serving a separate sentence and will not be eligible for release.
The most previous execution to take place in Alabama was that of Demetrius Terrence Frazier, a convicted murderer and serial rapist. He was executed by nitrogen hypoxia in February.
