Pavatt, 49, and his lover, Brenda Andrew, 39, are accused of the Nov. 20, 2001, shooting death of Robert "Rob" Andrew, her estranged husband, as he came to pick up his children for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Mar 22, 2021 · In early 2001, Brenda and James urged Rob to change his life insurance policy to the sum of $800,000, with Brenda as the sole beneficiary. Investigation revealed that a month before the killing, Brenda had also filed for divorce, something which Rob was taken aback by.

Jan 22, 2025 · Brenda Evers Andrew, 61, was convicted of first-degree murder for the shooting death of her estranged husband, Rob Andrew. She has been on death row since 2004 but has maintained her innocence on the charges.

In September 2001, after multiple failed attempts at marriage counseling and consultation with spiritual advisors, Brenda and Robert Andrew separated. Over the next few months, the two navigated the emotional and practical complexities of divorce and custody proceedings, with Brenda serving as the primary caretaker for their children.

Sep 25, 2019 · Eerily echoing plots from film noir classics such as "Double Indemnity" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice," disenchanted wife Brenda Andrew and her lover murdered her husband in an attempt to collect on his life insurance policy.

Mar 23, 2023 · the 10th u.s. circuit court of appeals upheld the decision to execute brenda andrew, a former sunday school teacher in oklahoma city, convicted of working with her lover, james pivot to plot and kill her estranged husband, rob andrew, for his life insurance policy in 2001. court documents show purvi and andrew met at sunday’s school.

Sep 26, 2004 · Prosecutors said it is known, within a fairly narrow time frame, when Brenda, 40, watched as her lover shot her husband, Rob Andrew, then took the 16-gauge shotgun into her own small hands and delivered the final bitter shot.

But in late 2001, Brenda kicked Rob out of their Oklahoma City home and filed for divorce. She also limited his contact with their two children. To deal with the turmoil, Rob leaned on his...

In 2004, Brenda Andrew was convicted of killing her husband for insurance proceeds. But his death, which resulted from a fatal shooting, bore few of the hallmarks of a capital case. Moreover, Brenda had no criminal record. So why did the jury sentence her to die?

Apr 2, 2024 · Brenda Andrew, 60, is the only woman on Oklahoma's death row. If she is executed, she will be the fourth woman executed by the state of Oklahoma since 1976, when the state reinstated the death penalty using lethal injection.