Andre Cole , 52 , became the first convicted killer put to death this year in Missouri and was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday . He was given the death sentence for the 1998 murder of Anthony Curtis . Cole was angry that a payroll withholding order was issued to his employer , taking the money out of his check for child support . He confronted ex-wife Terri Cole on August 21 , 1998 and used a kitchen knife to repeatedly stab Curtis and Terri Cole ; she survived the stabbing . He declined a last meal and had inmate tray meal of turkey and bologna sandwich , a cookie and fruit punch .
Andre Cole , 52 , became the third convicted killer put to death this year in Missouri and was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday . He was given the death sentence for the 1998 murder of Anthony Curtis . Cole was angry that a payroll withholding order was issued to his employer , taking the money out of his check for child support . He confronted ex-wife Terri Cole on August 21 , 1998 and used a kitchen knife to repeatedly stab Curtis and Terri Cole ; she survived the stabbing . He declined a last meal and had inmate tray meal of turkey and bologna sandwich , a cookie and fruit punch .