On the evening of September 10, 2015, a domestic disturbance at a home on Highway 227 in the Rhoden Town community near Crossville, Alabama, ended in deadly violence. Deputies responding to a 9:27 p.m. call found 49-year-old Donna Rae Andrews Osborn of Rainsville with apparent gunshot wounds and her estranged husband, 63-year-old Johnny Osborn of Crossville, with apparent stab wounds. Both were taken by DeKalb Ambulance Service to Marshall Medical South; Donna was later transferred to Huntsville Hospital.

Donna Rae Andrews Osborn died of her injuries on September 11, 2015. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Crossville Police Department, Alabama State Troopers and Jacksonville State University forensic personnel investigated, and the District Attorney ordered an autopsy at the Huntsville Department of Forensic Science Lab. No arrest or charges have been reported in connection with her death.

If anyone has information about the incident or knew Donna or the Osborn family, please come forward to help clarify what happened.