OKLAHOMA CITY (March 20, 2025) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond made the following remarks today upon the execution of Wendell Arden Grissom at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
Grissom was sentenced to death after he broke into Dreu Kopf’s Blaine County home in 2005. Kopf was inside with her two young daughters and her best friend, Amber Dawn Matthews. Grissom chased Matthews into a child’s bedroom and shot her to death while she was holding one of the children.
“Justice has been served for Amber Matthews, her loved ones and the Kopf family. Nearly two decades ago, the individual executed today committed an act of unspeakable violence, taking the life of a young woman who was simply protecting a child,” Drummond said. “The execution of this sentence affirms our commitment to holding accountable those who commit the most heinous crimes against our citizens. While nothing can bring Amber back, I hope this final chapter brings some measure of peace to those who have waited so long for justice to prevail.”
