His request for clemency from Kansas Governor John Anderson, Jr. was denied. Despite further appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court let the conviction stand and the State of Kansas executed Andrews by hanging on November 30, 1962 at the age of 22.
Despite his pleas for clemency from Governor John Anderson of Kansas, Andrews was denied relief.  The U.S. Supreme Court upheld his conviction and the state executed him by hanging on November 30, 1962, when he was 22 years old.