{"id":2216974,"date":"2024-04-09T21:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T01:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-man-executed-for-killing-cousin-and-her-husband\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T21:42:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T01:42:44","slug":"missouri-man-executed-for-killing-cousin-and-her-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-man-executed-for-killing-cousin-and-her-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Man Put to Death for Murdering Cousin and Her Spouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmissouri-man-executed-for-killing-cousin-and-her-husband%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2216974&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Missouri \u2062man named Brian Dorsey, aged 52, was executed via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-hollywood-movies-that-snuck-conservative-themes-on-screen\/\" title=\"10 Hollywood Movies That Snuck Conservative Themes on Screen\">lethal injection<\/a> for\u200d the murder of his cousin and her husband in 2006. Following the execution, Dorsey expressed profound remorse\u2063 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-spent-23-years-in-prison-for-a-murder-he-didnt-commit-now-hes-suing\/\" title=\"He Spent 23 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn\u2019t Commit. Now He\u2019s Suing.\">final statement<\/a> provided to CNN by his attorneys, apologizing to the \u200cvictims&#8217; families and professing his love and gratitude to his own family and supporters. Brian Dorsey, a 52-year-old man from \u2063Missouri, was executed by lethal injection for the 2006 murders of his cousin and her husband. In his final statement, shared \u2062by his attorneys\u2064 with\u200c CNN, Dorsey expressed deep\u200d remorse, apologized to the victims&#8217; families, \u2062and conveyed love and gratitude to his own\u200d family and supporters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/missouri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Missouri\">Missouri<\/a> man was executed for the murder of his cousin and her husband in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Dorsey, 52, was <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/missouri-execution-brian-dorsey-1a7801bb6fc42e666d95daa68a2b2ce1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"executed\">executed<\/a> via lethal injection on Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTo 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,\u201d Dorsey said in his final written statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/09\/us\/brian-dorsey-missouri-execution-tuesday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"provided to\">provided to<\/a> CNN by his attorneys. \u201cI still love you. I never wanted to hurt anyone. I am sorry I hurt them and you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo my family, friends, and all of those that tried to prevent this, I love you! I am grateful for you,\u201d he added. \u201cI have peace in my heart in large part because of you and I thank you. To all those on ALL sides of this sentence, I carry no ill will or anger, only acceptance and understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some family members of the victims supported the execution, telling the outlet that Dorsey left the couple\u2019s daughter an orphan and this his death would help bring justice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only did Jade lose her parents but we also lost a daughter and son, sister and brother, aunt and uncle, and a great aunt and great uncle to so many,\u201d the statement read, referring to the murdered couple\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were loved so deeply by anyone that knew them. All of these years of pain and suffering we finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Brian will get the justice that Sarah and Ben have deserved for so long,\u201d their statement added, referring to the victims.<\/p>\n<p>Dorsey\u2019s execution, the first of this year in the state, came just hours after the Supreme Court rejected his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hong-kong-pro-democracy-activists-sentenced-to-prison-as-beijing-cracks-down-on-protests\/\" title=\"Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists Sentenced To Prison As Beijing Cracks Down On Protests\">final appeal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to court records, Dorsey entered Sarah and Benjamin Bonnie\u2019s home on the night of Dec. 23, 2006, murdering the couple with a shotgun, hours after begging her for money to pay off drug dealers. After murdering the couple, prosecutors said that Dorsey sexually assaulted Sarah Bonnie\u2019s corpse, though his attorneys maintain that this was an allegation and he wasn\u2019t charged with sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the murders, Dorsey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13284619\/brian-dorsey-missouri-death-row-clemency-plea-execution.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"stole\">stole<\/a> items from around the house, including Sarah Bonnie\u2019s social security card, a copy of <em>Bambi 2<\/em>, and the family car.<\/p>\n<p>His attorneys attempted to argue that Dorsey\u2019s actions were due to \u201cdrug-induced psychosis and alcohol-induced blackout.\u201d They failed to win over the court, which sentenced him to death in 2008.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Dorsey, a 52-year-old Missouri man, was executed through lethal injection for the 2006 killings of his cousin and her husband. He was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. on Tuesday at the Potosi Correctional Center in Washington County, Missouri. 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