Oklahoma death row inmate Wendell Arden Grissom denied clemency
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday voted 4-1 to deny clemency to a death row inmate who said last month he is ready to be executed. Wendell Arden Grissom is set to be executed March 20 for fatally shooting a woman during a 2005 home invasion as she held her friend's newborn baby.
Oklahoma board denies clemency for man on death row, clears path for March execution
An Oklahoma board has rejected clemency for a man sentenced to die for fatally shooting a woman during a 2005 home-invasion robbery.
Clemency denial paves the way for Oklahoma's first execution of 2025
Wendell Grissom was convicted in the 2005 murder of Amber Dawn Matthews, while she was protecting her friend’s children during a home invasion near Watonga.
Death row inmate convicted of 2005 northwest Oklahoma murder denied clemency
A death penalty date for Wendell Grissom will stand after the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied him clemency on Wednesday morning.
Oklahoma parole board denies clemency for death row inmate Wendell Grissom
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted to deny clemency for death row inmate Wendell Grissom on Wednesday.Just moments ago -- a decision on whether or not
Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board votes against recommending clemency for Wendell Grissom
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No Mercy for Death Row Inmate: Oklahoma denies clemency for convicted killer
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency for Wendell Arden Grissom, clearing the way for his March 20, 2025 execution for the 2005 murder of Amber Matthews, a crime prosecutors described as brutal and senseless during a violent home invasion.
Clemency denied for death row inmate convicted of 2005 murder of 23-year-old woman
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.
Clemency denied for death row inmate
A death penalty date for Wendell Grissom will stand after the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied him clemency on Wednesday morning.
Board denies clemency for Oklahoma killer
Dreu Kopf wiped back tears as she relived the day she was shot and her friend lay mortally wounded protecting Kopf’s two toddlers in another room. The Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday voted 4-1 to deny clemency for Wendell A.
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Man convicted of killing woman during 2005 Blaine County break-in to make case for clemency
An Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of shooting and killing a woman during a home break-in will make his case for clemency on Wednesday.
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Clemency denial paves the way for the first execution of 2025
Grissom was convicted in the 2005 murder of Amber Dawn Matthews, while she was protecting her friend’s children during a home ...
Condemned killer requests mercy ahead of upcoming Oklahoma execution
Amber Dawn Matthews was shot twice in the head defending her friend’s infants during a break in. On Feb. 5, her killer ...
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Condemned killer to seek clemency
Amber Dawn Matthews was shot twice in the head defending her friend’s infants during a home break in 2005 near Watonga.