A Missouri man was executed for the murder of his cousin and her husband in 2006.
Brian Dorsey, 52, was executed via lethal injection on Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m.
“To 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,” Dorsey said in his final written statement, provided to CNN by his attorneys. “I still love you. I never wanted to hurt anyone. I am sorry I hurt them and you.”
“To my family, friends, and all of those that tried to prevent this, I love you! I am grateful for you,” he added. “I 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.”
Some family members of the victims supported the execution, telling the outlet that Dorsey left the couple’s daughter an orphan and this his death would help bring justice.
“Not 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,” the statement read, referring to the murdered couple’s daughter.
“They 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,” their statement added, referring to the victims.
Dorsey’s execution, the first of this year in the state, came just hours after the Supreme Court rejected his final appeal.
According to court records, Dorsey entered Sarah and Benjamin Bonnie’s 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’s corpse, though his attorneys maintain that this was an allegation and he wasn’t charged with sexual assault.
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After the murders, Dorsey stole items from around the house, including Sarah Bonnie’s social security card, a copy of Bambi 2, and the family car.
His attorneys attempted to argue that Dorsey’s actions were due to “drug-induced psychosis and alcohol-induced blackout.” They failed to win over the court, which sentenced him to death in 2008.
