Oklahoma to execute a man who killed a woman 20 years ago in a random home-invasion robbery

Death penalty protested while Grissom is executed

Several protesters gathered outside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary praying for peace while convicted killer Wendell Arden Grissom, 56, was executed.

'She was selfless': Families remember Amber Matthews, who died protecting best friend's baby

By Alyse Jones Click here for updates on this story     MCALESTER, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Nearly 20 years ago, a random home invasion killed a 23-year-old woman and changed two families forever. The man responsible for the murder was Wendell Grissom, who took his last breath Thursday when he was executed by the state of Oklahoma for his crimes. Survivors of the attack and the family of Amber Matthews, who was fatally shot in the home invasion, said G…

Oklahoma Executes Man Who Killed Woman 20 Years Ago in Home Invasion and Robbery

McALESTER, Okla.—An Oklahoma man who fatally shot a woman during a home invasion and robbery 20 years ago apologized to the victim’s family before he was executed Thursday, remorse a woman wounded in the attack said was sincere but came too late. Wendell Grissom, 56, was declared dead by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester at 10:13 a.m. It was Oklahoma’s first execution of 2025. “It took him a total of 13 minutes to …

Oklahoma executes man who killed a woman 20 years ago in a home invasion

An Oklahoma man has been executed for fatally shooting a woman during a home invasion and robbery 20 years ago. Wendell Grissom was declared dead by lethal injection at 10:13 a.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. It…

Survivors speak out ahead of Oklahoma inmate’s scheduled execution

By Jessica Schambach Click here for updates on this story     WATONGA, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Oklahoma plans to execute a murderer on Thursday, Wendell Grissom, who shot two women near Watonga 20 years ago. One of them made it out alive. “I had gunpowder all embedded in me from that — this gun he could not have reloaded quickly. This gun he could,” said Dreu Kopf, showing off guns after fighting off Grissom. Grissom, a stranger, invaded her home in 2…

McAlester, Oklahoma, USA — Oklahoma executed a man on Thursday for shooting a woman dead during a home invasion and robbery 20 years ago.