1 day ago · Grissom, 56, chose not to make a statement to the board via video from prison. His attorneys asked for mercy because of his deep remorse and brain damage. In a video, the jury foreman, Gary Krouse, said, "I think life in prison without the possibility of parole for Wendell Grissom is probably the right thing to do."

1 day ago · The Pardon and Parole Board voted 4-1 to deny recommending clemency for Wendell Grissom, 57, who turned down an opportunity to speak to the board via a video link from the State Penitentiary in McAlester. He is scheduled to die by lethal injection on March 20.

Wendell Grissom was sentenced to death by the State of Oklahoma for a robbery murder. According to court documents Wendell Grissom and Jessie Johns forced their way into a home at gunpoint and would shoot and kill Amber Matthews and injure Amber Kofs who was able to escape and call police.

Jan 7, 2025 · Wendell Grissom admitted to a 2005 fatal shooting, saying in his confession, "I don’t know what made me do what I did."

1 day ago · OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A death penalty date for Wendell Grissom will stand after the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied him clemency on Wednesday morning. Back in 2005, Grissom and another ...

1 day ago · Wendell Grissom. Courtesy Oklahoma Department of Corrections Grissom then chased after Matthews, 23, who took the children and attempted to shield them from the bullets. He shot Matthews twice in the head. Kopf heard the gunshots and assumed Grissom had killed her two young daughters. She escaped to get help, taking Grissom’s truck and ...

1 day ago · The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board (PPB) denied clemency for death row inmate Wendell Arden Grissom on Tuesday, clearing the final hurdle before his scheduled execution on March 20, 2025.

1 day ago · Oklahoma Pardon and Parole board members voted 4-1 on Wednesday to deny clemency for death row prison Wendell Grissom, accused of shooting a woman who was cradling a baby in her arms. Grissom, 56, was convicted in the 2005 murder of Amber Dawn Matthews, while she was protecting her friend’s children during a home invasion near Watonga.

1 day ago · The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 4-1 on Wednesday to deny clemency for Wendell Grissom, who was sentenced to death for shooting a woman while she was cradling a baby in her arms. Grissom, 56, was convicted in the 2005 murder of Amber Dawn Matthews, who was shot while she protected her friend’s children during a home invasion near ...

1 day ago · Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office advocated against clemency for Wendell Arden Grissom, who was convicted for the 2005 murder of 23-year-old Amber Dawn Matthews in Blaine County.