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    Myra L. Osborne Sentenced to 30 Years in 2010 IL Slaying of Carol Andrews

    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.

    http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/roodhouse-27898-death-osborne.html

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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.

    http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/homicide-26166-murder-roodhouse.html

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    Guilty plea in Roodhouse woman's murder
    March 05, 2011 6:00 AM
    SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL-COURIER
    CARROLLTON — A 52-year-old former co-worker pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of first-degree murder in last year’s slaying of a 72-year-old Roodhouse woman in the victim’s home.

    Myra L. Osborne of Vandalia, Mo., entered her guilty plea in Greene County Circuit Court, where she was charged last March in the death of Carol J. Andrews.

    Circuit Judge James Day immediately sentenced Osborne to 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

    Greene County State’s Attorney Matthew J. Goetten said in a news release that Osborne will serve 100 percent of her sentence, which will be considered to have started on March 25 of last year, the date she was taken into custody.

    “The plea is the culmination of nearly a year of work by various law enforcement agencies, including the Illinois State Police, Greene County Sheriff’s Department and the Roodhouse Police Department,” Goetten said in the release. “The Illinois State Police Crime Lab in Springfield provided invaluable forensic support.”

    The plea brought an end to a case that began last March 19, when Andrews was found dead in her Roodhouse home. Authorities said Andrews died of asphyxiation because her nose and mouth had been duct-taped.

    Osborne turned herself in to Morgan County authorities last March 25 after an arrest warrant was issued accusing her of using Andrews’ debit/ATM card at a Roodhouse business on March 18.

    Neighbors went to Andrews’ home about 10 p.m. March 19 to check on her at the request of a family member who lives in another state, and they found her body.

    “Cooperation from individuals and businesses in Roodhouse and the surrounding communities was vital in assisting my office in obtaining a warrant and, ultimately, a conviction in this case,” Goetten said.

    Osborne’s husband, Ricky J. Osborne, 48, also turned himself in at the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department in Jacksonville, but all charges against him later were dropped.

    Along with three counts of first-degree murder, Osborne initially faced charges of residential burglary, unlawful use of a credit card and receiving the debit card of another. It remained unclear Friday whether those other charges against her had been dropped in exchange for her guilty plea.

    Osborne once worked for Andrews when Andrews managed a convenience store in Roodhouse. Osborne lived in Roodhouse until about a year before the killing.

    Since her arrest, Osborne had been held without bail at the Greene County Jail in Carrollton.

    “While I have to credit the Illinois State Police for providing the technical expertise and manpower for the majority of the evidence collected, without the efforts of Roodhouse Police Chief Steve Speeks and Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Cale Hoesman, the evidence in this case would have been far less compelling,” Goetten said.

    “Unfortunately, there is no disposition available to adequately compensate the family and the community for the loss of Carol,” he said. “However, in light of evidentiary issues and available sentencing options, (Friday’s) plea is a positive outcome for Carol’s family, Roodhouse and Greene County.”

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