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Wendell Arden Grissom

57 years old · died March 20, 2025 · Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

Wendell Arden Grissom, 57, was executed by the State of Oklahoma on March 20, 2025, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections reported. He was held at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, where the execution took place. A year-end roundup of U.S. executions for 2025 also lists his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Oklahoma Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Vocal.media roundup of 2025 U.S. executions (reporters).

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