The survivors of an Oklahoma death row inmate’s 2005 deadly home invasion spoke after his execution on Thursday. Wendell Grissom died by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. He was convicted of murdering 23-year-old Amber Matthews during a Watonga home invasion. Dreu Kopf, Matthews’ friend, was inside the home with her two daughters, Gracie and Rylee Kopf, when Grissom began shooting inside of the home. Matthews was killed, but the Kopfs all survived.>> Video Below: Family member of Amber Matthews speaks after killer’s executionMatthews was holding Gracie when she was shot. Rylee was in a crib inside one of the home’s bedrooms. Dreu and her two daughters attended Grissom’s execution. They spoke to members of the media after he was put to death. “It took him a total of 13 minutes to die, and it took him a total of two minutes to kill my best friend,” …

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