A Missouri death row inmate who murdered his cousin and a married couple before assaulting them apologized to his family for his brutality before his execution Tuesday.
Brian Dorsey, 52, had two appeals rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court after he brutally murdered Sarah and Ben Bonney in 2006.
“I am truly, deeply and overwhelmingly sorry to Sarah’s entire family and loved ones, and to all of Ben’s surviving family and loved ones,” he wrote.
“Words cannot do justice to the weight of my guilt and shame. I still love you. I never wanted to hurt anyone. I’m sorry for hurting them and you.”
The 52-year-old received a single injection of the sedative pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre.
Dorsey was obese, diabetic and a former IV drug user, and concerns were raised that the execution team would not be able to find a suitable vein without an invasive “ablation” procedure.
However, the Missouri Department of Corrections told Fox News Digital It is said that when the drug was injected, he took several deep breaths and then took several shallow, rapid breaths, resulting in instant death.
At one point, the killer lifted his head from the pillow, blinked furiously, and then stopped all movement.He was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m.
About seven hours before his execution, Mr. Dorsey was served two cheeseburgers, two chicken strips, two large fries, and his final meal, a pizza with sausage, pepperoni, onions, mushrooms, and extra cheese. It was done.
Dorsey was put on death row in 2006 after brutally murdering two of his family just days before Christmas, leaving his 4-year-old daughter an orphan.
He had begged two drug dealers in his apartment to borrow money to pay them off.
That night, Dorsey went to the Bonnies’ home, and after they went to bed, he took a shotgun from the garage and killed them.
Prosecutors said at the time that Dorsey sexually assaulted Sarah as they lay lifeless.
Dorsey also stole several items from the house to pay off drug debts.
Sarah’s parents went to check on the newlyweds, who had been married only a year, and found their daughter sitting on the couch watching TV.
She told her grandparents that her mother “won’t wake up.”
Dorsey surrendered to police three days after the murder and spent 18 years in prison “trying to atone for a single act of violence,” his lawyers said.
A pardon request for Missouri Governor Mike Parson was also denied.
