Man Executed for Plotting to Kill Lover’s Husband Had Nothing to Say in His Final Moments
James PavattCredit: Oklahoma Department of Corrections
An Oklahoma man executed by the state on Thursday did not offer anything to say before his lethal injection
James Pavatt was convicted of the 2001 killing of his lover’s estranged husband
Pavatt continued to deny his guilty verdict until his death on Thursday
The State of Oklahoma has executed a man convicted of the 2001 murder of his lover’s estranged husband, officials announced Thursday.
James Pavatt, 73, was killed Thursday morning by lethal injection, according to reports from KTUL, KOCO, and KOKH.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond also confirmed Pavatt’s death in a statement on Thursday.
“After today’s execution, justice has been served for Rob Andrew, who was taken from his children and his family far too soon,” Drummond said. “I pray that his family finds some sense of peace after 25 years of grief.”
According to KOKH, Pavatt didn’t offer any last words before state officials killed him shortly after 10 a.m. local time on Thursday, Nov. 12.
Pavatt was convicted for the 2001 murder of Rob Andrew, a 39-year-old Oklahoma City advertising executive and father of two.
State officials said Pavatt began a relationship with Andrew’s estranged wife, Brenda Andrew, while the two were going through a divorce. Prosecutors alleged that Brenda, an insurance agent, helped her husband take out an $800,000 life insurance policy before then plotting with Pavatt to kill him, according to KOCO.
The outlet reported that Pavatt was convicted of shooting and killing Andrew in his own garage, though the U.S. military veteran continued to deny he pulled the trigger up until his execution on Thursday.
Pavatt and Brenda later fled to Mexico, where they were taken into custody by Mexican authorities and extradited back to the U.S. three months after Andrew’s death, according to KOCO.
Brenda also currently sits on death row, the outlet reported.
Source: Crime
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