This case represents the most severe consequence of the gender prejudice and bias that continues to permeate the criminal justice system. Brenda Andrews received a capital murder conviction on the basis of primarily circumstantial evidence, with predominant themes of sex and adultery. The State painted Ms. Andrews as a “black widow” and tainted the proceedings with evidence of her clothing, her demeanor, and her sex life before, during, and after her marriage. None of this information related to the elements of the crime, yet all of it capitalized on the bias of women in the criminal justice system. All of this prejudicial evidence ultimately rendered Ms. Andrew’s trial fundamentally unfair.