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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
A death penalty date for Wendell Grissom will stand after the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied him clemency on Wednesday morning.
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2024 was not a good year for death row inmates seeking mercy
Ironically, as this country gets closer to abolishing death as a punishment, that progress does not bode well for the inmates on death row who will ask to have their lives spared in 2025.
Oklahoma Death Row inmate Wendell Grissom to appeal for clemency
Oklahoma Death Row inmate Wendell Grissom will appear before the State Pardon and Parole Board to appeal for clemency on Wednesday.
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