A Missouri man was executed for the murder of his cousin and her husband in 2006.
Brian Dorsey, 52, was executed via lethal injection on Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m.
A photo released by the Federal Public Defender, shows inmate Brian Dorsey at the Potosi Correctional Center, Washington County, Missouri. Dorsey was executed Tuesday, April 9, 2024, for killing two people in 2006. (Jeremy Weis, Federal Public Defender via AP)
“To all of the family and loved ones I share with Sarah and to all of the surviving family and loved ones of Ben, I am totally, deeply, overwhelmingly sorry. Words cannot hold the just weight of my guilt and shame,” Dorsey said in his final written statement, provided to CNN by his attorneys. “I still love you. I never wanted to hurt anyone.
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