Mike Osborne
Mike Osborne, 59, died on January 28, 2024, while held at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia. He was sharing a cell with a cellmate who had been transferred there from Delaware County. Officers found him on the cell floor around 9 a.m., and the Philadelphia Medical Examiner determined that he died of blunt force trauma and ruled the death a homicide. The Inquirer article raises questions about why the transfer was accepted and why the cellmate was not placed in protective custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Philadelphia Medical Examiner ruled that he was killed by blunt force trauma, and the cellmate has been charged with murder.
Reported by: Philadelphia Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner).