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 .