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Kay Pettigrew

Case from Denton, TX dated May 13, 2004

Victim Details

Kay Pettigrew

Female

White / Caucasian

Denton

TX

2004-05-13

57

Kay

Pettigrew

06/24/2026

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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 ...
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