 Osborne died in jail on May 10, 1692, believed to have been 49 years of age.Many of the accused in Salem were perceived to upset the established patterns of property and Osborne certainly broke the social norms.Many in Salem knew about her fornication with Alexander and by endeavoring to gain full ownership of her late husband's estate she ignored the tradition of family alliances in Salem as she was denying her two sons wealth and social position.