Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Robbery
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: January 27, 1994
Date of arrest: Same day
Date of birth: September 28, 1972
Victim profile: Otis Earl Short, 77 (his great uncle)
Method of murder: Shooting (.45-caliber Ruger pistol)
Location: McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
Status: Executed by lethal injection pronounced dead at 6:09 p.m.
in Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Penitentiary on January 11, 2011.
Final Words:
"Let my mother know I love her. I just want to thank everyone for their support. I also want to thank all my buddies on death row. I hear you banging. I hate to see you all in this situation," Matthews told his relatives. "I'm sitting here enjoying my last moments. Enjoy your lives. I think that governor's phone is broke. He hadn't called yet."
Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Robbery
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: January 27, 1994
Date of arrest: Same day
Date of birth: September 28, 1972
Victim profile: Otis Earl Short, 77 (his great uncle)
Method of murder: Shooting (.45-caliber Ruger pistol)
Location: McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
Status: Executed by lethal injection pronounced dead at 6:09 p.m.
in Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Penitentiary on January 11, 2011.
Final Words:
"Let my mother know I love her. I just want to thank everyone for their support. I also want to thank all my buddies on death row. I hear you banging. I hate to see you all in this situation," Matthews told his relatives. "I'm sitting here enjoying my last moments. Enjoy your lives. I think that governor's phone is broke. He hadn't called yet."
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