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On May 13, 2004, 57-year-old Kay Kilbourn Byron Pettigrew, a white female from Denton, Texas, was tragically shot and killed by her estranged husband, 60-year-old Samuel E. Pettigrew. The incident occurred during a period of separation between the couple. Following the shooting, Samuel Pettigrew took his own life, resulting in a murder-suicide.

Kay and Samuel Pettigrew had been married on April 11, 1997, in Denton County, Texas. At the time of her death, Kay was residing in Dallas, Texa ...Read More
Victim Details

Kay Pettigrew

Female

White / Caucasian

Denton

TX

2004-05-13

57

Kay

Pettigrew

11/27/2025