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11 Facts About Curtis Osborne

1.

Curtis Osborne was an American convicted murderer on death row in Georgia from Spalding County.

2.

Curtis Osborne murdered Arthur Lee Jones and Linda Lisa Seaborne in 1990 to avoid paying a $400 debt.

3.

Curtis Osborne had sold the motorcycle for US$400 and kept the money.

4.

Curtis Osborne was interviewed by authorities and eventually admitted to the crime.

5.

Curtis Osborne claimed that Jones had reached towards the floor for a weapon, and he had acted in self-defense.

6.

However, evidence from the crime scene showed Jones had been sitting upright when Curtis Osborne shot him and that the gun was only an inch away from his skull.

7.

In October 1990, Curtis Osborne was indicted on two counts of malice murder and two counts of felony murder.

8.

Prosecutors alleged Curtis Osborne murdered Jones after he was confronted about the money from the motorcycle sale.

9.

Jones had demanded Curtis Osborne give him the US$400, and Curtis Osborne had killed him in retaliation, as well as Seaborne because she was a witness.

10.

On June 4,2008, Curtis Osborne was executed via lethal injection.

11.

Curtis Osborne refused any special last meal and made no final statement.