Three hours before he was to be murdered by the State of Louisiana, Jessie Hoffman greeted me with a strong handshake and an embrace. He stared deep into my eyes and thanked me for coming.

On Nov. 3, 2005, Grissom and a homeless hitchhiker he had picked up named Jessie Johns were planning to burglarize homes when they targeted Matthews’ friend Dreu Kopf's house near Watonga ...

Grissom and a co-defendant, Jessie Floyd Johns, were convicted of killing of Amber Matthews, 23, and wounding her Kopf at Kopf's Blaine County residence in 2005. Johns was sentenced to life in ...

Grissom and a co-defendant, Jessie Floyd Johns, were convicted of killing of Amber Matthews, 23, and wounding her friend, Dreu Kopf, at Kopf’s Blaine County residence. Johns was sentenced to ...

Grissom and a co-defendant, Jessie Floyd Johns, were convicted of killing of Amber Matthews, 23, and wounding her friend, ...

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man who fatally shot a woman during a home invasion and robbery 20 years ago apologized to the victim’s family before he was executed Thursday, remorse a ...

Matthews was shot the first time in the back ... He picked up a homeless hitchhiker, Jessie Johns, just across the state line. They drank whiskey during the drive and discussed plans to commit ...

when Grissom shot Matthews twice, killing the 23-year-old woman. Grissom and a co-defendant, Jessie Floyd Johns, were convicted of killing Matthews and wounding Kopf, Matthews' friend, at Kopf’s ...