when his friend walked in, he immediately shot ricky montgomery.nd he saw ricky montgomery crawling on the floor and he shot him again. he did this so that he couldn't identify him. he did all of this so his take in this crime could be between $50 and $60. >> he said he was begging for help. you can't imagine how that feels. >> reporter: he was begging osment? >> and then to shoot him in the head, to know that he was all alone. that's the worst thing that you know can't help someone you love. >> reporter: this is the courthouse where he pled. >> he pled guilty right up there on the second floor there. >> reporter: osment's murder case was this lawyer's murder case. they spared osment from the death penalty in exchange for the death penalty. >> osment already prove head can't live in our society by our rules. and he committed the ultimate act by taking someone's life. so no, he should have never gotten out. >> reporter: do you think he'll do it again? >> i think he could do it again. he already did it once. >> reporter: the last time mississippi aut

when his friend walked in, he immediately shot ricky montgomery.saw ricky montgomery crawling on the floor and he shot him again. he did this so that he couldn't identify him. he did all of this so his take in this crime could be between $50 and $60. >> he said he was begging for help. you can't imagine how that feels. >> reporter: he was begging osment? >> and then to shoot him in the head, to know that he was all alone. that's the worst thing that you know can't help someone you love. >> reporter: this is the courthouse where he pled. >> he pled guilty right up there on the second floor there. >> reporter: osment's murder case was this lawyer's murder case. they spared osment from the death penalty in exchange for the death penalty. >> osment already prove head can't live in our society by our rules. and he committed the ultimate act by taking someone's life. so no, he should have never gotten out. >> reporter: do you think he'll do it again? >> i think he could do it again. he already did it once. >> reporter: the last time mississippi authoriti

when his friend walked in, he immediately shot ricky montgomery. he saw ricky montgomery crawling on the floor and he shot him again. he did all of this so his take in this crime could be between $50 and $60. >> my son was begging for help. we can't imagine how that feels. >> reporter: he was begging ozmond? >> and then to shoot him in the head, to know that he was all alone. that's the worst thing that you know can't help someone you love. >> he pled guilty right up on the second floor there. >> reporter: ozmond was -- they spared him from the death penalty in exchange for his system. >> ozmond already proved he can't live in our society by our rules and he committed the ultimate act by taking someone's life, so, no, he should never get out. >> reporter: the last time mississippi authorities saw joseph ozmond, he walked off the grounds of the governor's mansion, his mother picked him up and drove off. they believe he's hiding on these country roads. >> he's avoiding service. his mother knows it, all of their relatives know. we have been there knoc

. >> ozment killed ricky montgomery over $60 while robbing a convenience store and shot him between the eyes and then shot him again and when the governor calls it crimes of passion and least likely to reoffend, what do you say to that? >> i've been a prosecutor for 20 years. crimes of passi passion -- manslaughter is what that's considered, not cold-blooded murder. many of these murders plan these murders. that's not a crime of passion as far as what the definition is under mississippi law. >> is the pardon system stacked in favor of convicts who have well-connected families and political connections or in the case of these killers, however they were able to do it, got a job in the governor's mansion and had contact with the governor? >> as far as trustees in the mansion, i'm not sure about that. if you look at the rest of the list of those who were pardoned, it does come from influential families, those that contributed to the republican party and to haley barbour in particular. he ran the office of governor as if it were mississippi in the 1950s. and used the office and the trustees

he was sentenced to life in prison in 1994 after he shot and killed ricky montgomery during a robberyr convicted killers worked at the governor's mansion. the governor knew them personally. he and his girlfriend had been together apparently since he was an inmate. >> she was an engineer working at northrup grummond, who was frequent visitor at the mansion. if you notice, mr. osmond is in street clothes and wasn't required to wear the pants the other convicts are required to wear. >> i asked if they were surprised he was found so far away in wyoming. >> what's interesting is i think some people suspected he might not have been in mississippi anymore. he had that piece of piaper tha said he was a pardoned man. joseph osmond has a lot of family in mississippi and the memphis area and that's where his crime took place. a lot of people suspected he might have been hiding around in that area, much to the chagrin of the victim's family. a lot of people didn't expect him to stick around. the fact he turns up in this hotel room in laramie, wyoming, living under an assumed name fits the mold fo

he was sentenced to life in prison in 1994 after he shot and killed ricky montgomery in a robbery. >>ree other con viktsed kivikts -- convicted killers worked at the mention. >> he is apparently and engineer, was a frequent visitor at the mansion. in fact, we have their wedding invitation in which the picture was made at the mansion. and if you'll notice, mr. ozment is in street dloclothes. wasn't even required to wear th green and white pants that all the other convicts were required to wear. >> before the show, i interviewed ed lavandera and asked if he was surprised he was found so far away. >> he had that piece of paper saying he was a pardoned man. joseph ozment has a lot of family in the northwest corner of mississippi, also in the memphis area. so a lot of people suspected -- that's where his crime took place. a lot of people suspected he might be hiding in that area, much to the chagrin of the victim's family in that case, but a lot of people also didn't expect him to kind of stick around. the fact that he turns up in this hotel room in lair mee, wyoming, living there under an

he was sentenced to life in prison in 1994 after he shot and killed ricky montgomery in a robbery. >>three other convikts -- convicted killers worked at the mention. >> he is apparently and engineer, was a frequent visitor at the mansion. in fact, we have their wedding invitation in which the picture was made at the mansion. and if you'll notice, mr. ozment is in street clothes wasn't even required to wear th green and white pants that all the other convicts were required to wear. >> before the show, i interviewed ed lavandera and asked if he was surprised he was found so far away. >> he had that piece of paper saying he was a pardoned man. joseph ozment has a lot of family in the northwest corner of mississippi, also in the memphis area. so a lot of people suspected -- that's where his crime took place. a lot of people suspected he might be hiding in that area, much to the chagrin of the victim's family in that case, but a lot of people also didn't expect him to kind of stick around. the fact that he turns up in this hotel room in lair mee, wyoming, living there under an assumed name

the sister of ricky montgomery who was murdered was also notified on saturday. >> judge jeanine: andne guy that we are talking about you tried, he was a robber, the victim, the clerk was shot, he shot him twice in the head when saw he was still alive. is this guy capable of being rehabilitated? >> i certainly don't think so. >> judge jeanine: i don't either! i'm going to go to you, john. i'm so sorry. your system was the victim of a drunk driver who was a socialite sentenced to 18 years who had her sentence commuted by governor barbour to, what, a couple of years in her house or house arrest? >> that's correct. the real question here is are all of these pardons did he make these pardons knowing that only a few of these would get through? ones that where political connections, improprieties and i hope that the district attorney's office looks into this. if not, will the u.s. attorney look into this? in this situation that may be a crime of bias if this occurred. the big question is one, did the governor commit an impropriety here by trying to put through certain pardons that will only

the sister of ricky montgomery who was murdered was also notified on saturday. >> judge jeanine: andhe one guy that we are talking about you tried, he was a robber, the victim, the clerk was shot, he shot him twice in the head when saw he was still alive. is this guy capable of being rehabilitated? >> i certainly don't think so. >> judge jeanine: i don't either! i'm going to go to you, john. i'm so sorry. your system was the victim of a drunk driver who was a socialite sentenced to 18 years who had her sentence commuted by governor barbour to, what, a couple of years in her house or house arrest? >> that's correct. the real question here is are all of these pardons did he make these pardons knowing that only a few of these would get through? ones that where political connections, improprieties and i hope that the district attorney's office looks into this. if not, will the u.s. attorney look into this? in this situation that may be a crime of bias if this occurred. the big question is one, did the governor commit an impropriety here by trying to put through certain pardons that will

. >> then there's ricky montgomery. he was a store clerk shot and killed in a holdup.ephew joins us by phone from memphis. thanks for talking with us, mark. when did you learn that joseph ozmand who was sentenced to life in prison and will now be free, when did you learn he'll be released? >> we got a call on saturday letting us know that he would be released on sunday. >> and does this mean,'s being pardoned, so that essentially means it's a clean slate for him? >> that is correct. that is my understanding, that he was granted a full pardon, which means that it will not follow him. there will be no record of this basically. he is a free man and able to walk among you and i and nobody ever know. >> he doesn't have to look forward to a parole officer as well. i have to imagine that this is very upsetting not just for you but all your family members. >> it is. it is. the fact that we did not get any answers as to why it happened. we can't get any answers. >> have you tried? have you tried to reach out to the governor's office and get an explanation for why they're doing