Coverage dated November 12, 2026

Oklahoma man executed for killing of girlfriend’s husband, with a Texas lethal injection to follow

Headline from WKBN Youngstown

An Oklahoma man was put to death Thursday for the fatal shooting of his girlfriend’s estranged husband as he arrived to pick up his two young children before Thanksgiving. It was the first in a pair of executions in the U.S. scheduled for Thursday.

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  1. Triblive

    Oklahoma man is put to death over a 2001 killing, the 1st in a pair of U.S. executions (opens Triblive)

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    McALESTER, Okla. — An Oklahoma man was put to death over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend’s estranged husband in 2001, the first of two executions scheduled in the U.S. on Thursday.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Oklahoma man is put to death over a 2001 killing, the first in a pair of US executions (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A 73-year-old Oklahoma man has been put to death, the first of a pair of executions in the United States scheduled for Thursday

  3. NWA Home Page

    Death row inmate James Pavatt executed at Oklahoma State Penitentiary (opens NWA Home Page)

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    Oklahoma death row inmate, James Pavatt, 73, was executed Thursday morning at 10:12 a.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

  4. Military.com

    Oklahoma Executes Air Force Veteran, Murderer James Pavatt After Groups Protested Measure (opens Military.com)

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    Oklahoma executed Air Force veteran James Pavatt on Thursday for a 2001 murder after his clemency bid failed and veterans groups rallied against it.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Oklahoma man is put to death for killing of girlfriend’s husband, with a Texas execution to follow (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A 73-year-old Oklahoma man has been put to death, the first of a pair of executions in the United States scheduled for Thursday. James Pavatt received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in McAlester. He was convicted in the…

  6. Fox News

    Oklahoma man, 73, executed for plotting murder of lover's husband, offers no last words (opens Fox News)

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    James Pavatt was pronounced dead after lethal injection for plotting the 2001 murder of Rob Andrew, who was gunned down in his garage just before Thanksgiving.

  7. WKBN Youngstown

    Oklahoma man executed for killing of girlfriend’s husband, with a Texas lethal injection to follow (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    An Oklahoma man was put to death Thursday for the fatal shooting of his girlfriend’s estranged husband as he arrived to pick up his two young children before Thanksgiving. It was the first in a pair of executions in the U.S. scheduled for Thursday.

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