Andre Montgomery,
who appeared in the reality TV show Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s was shot dead on
March 14, 2016. On Friday, September 16, Montgomery’s uncle James Tim Norman
was convicted of arranging his death. Norman was convicted of conspiracy to
commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit mail and wire
fraud. Andre Montgomery and James Tim Norman both featured in the reality TV
show Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.

Who was
Andre Montgomery?

Andre Montgomery
was shot dead by a man named Travell Anthony Hill after he was lured to the
spot by an exotic dancer named Terica Ellis. A court found on Friday that Andre’s
uncle James Tim Norman was behind his murder and that Norman had paid $10,000
to Terica Ellis to lure Andre and $5,000 to Travell Anthony Hill to shoot him,
according to prosecutors. At the time of his death, Andre Montgomery was 21 years
old.

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According
to Norman’s testimony in court, he had helped Andre Montgomery to move to St.
Louis and financially sustained him for 18 months prior to his murder.

Andre Montgomery’s
grandmother Robbie Montgomery owns Sweetie Pie’s, an iconic St. Louis soul food
restaurant. Robbie Montgomery was one of the original backup singers for Ike
and Tuna Turner in the 1960s. She got into the soul food business after the end
of her music career.

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Prosecutors
said that after the killing of Andre Montgomery, his uncle, James Tim Norman, took
out the life insurance policy on his nephew in order to give, Wail Rebhi
Yaghnam, a long-time customer at the family restaurants some business.

What
happens in Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s?

Welcome to
Sweetie Pie’s revolves around the life of Robbie Montgomery who works to keep
her soul food business thriving with help from her son Tim, or James Tim Norman.
The soul food recipes she uses has been passed down through generations. In the
documentary series, Tim is shown to be pursuing a career in music while navigating
his relationship with on-and-off fiancé Jenae, according to the IMDB website.
Robbie Montgomery has never been married and is looking for love at 70.