Prosecutor to seek death penalty in Roodhouse killing
Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty against a former Greene County resident charged in the death of an elderly Roodhouse woman.
Myra L. Osborne, 51, formerly of Roodhouse, has been charged in the death of Carol Andrews, 72, who was found dead inside her Roodhouse home March 19. Osborne faces three counts of first-degree murder in Andrews’ death.
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Murder charge filed in Roodhouse homicide
A former Roodhouse woman has been charged with murder in the death of a 72-year-old woman who was found dead in her Roodhouse home March 19, according to Greene County authorities.
Myra L. Osborne, 51, of Vandalia, Mo., who is being held in the Greene County Jail in Carrollton, was formally charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the death of Carol J. Andrews, 72, to cover how the victim died, according to Greene County State’s Attorney Matthew J. Goetten.
“The law enforcement response in this case was swift and exact,” Goetten said. “The collaborative efforts of the respective agencies in this investigation provided my office with the evidence needed to file” six counts against Osborne.
The three counts of first-degree murder all say that Osborne duct-taped Andrews’ nose and mouth. Osborne also faces charges of residential burglary, unlawful use of a credit card and receiving the debit card of another.
No charges have been filed against Osborne’s husband, Ricky J. Osborne, 48, who was wanted for questioning in the case by Illinois State Police, has been released from the Macoupin County Jail in Carlinville.
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