Friends remember life of Oklahoma woman stabbed to death by boyfriend

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma man is facing a first-degree murder charge after admitting to police that he stabbed his girlfriend to death.

Over the weekend, Oklahoma City Police responded to a 911 call from Kyle Guthrie.

According to court documents, he told police, "they had been doing mushrooms," and he "stabbed her all over her body."

When officers arrived, they found 36-year-old Thanh Thi Yen To, known to family and friends as Kelly To, dead.

Now, her friends and family are left grappling with her senseless death.

"It doesn't matter what the circumstances were; no one deserves to go through what she went through because I can't imagine what her final moments were like," said Jillian Canada-Meador, To's friend.

Friends say To's story puts a spotlight on domestic violence.

"When you love someone, you want to give them a chance to, to try again, and that's what happened," said Amy Trin-Bishop, To's friend.

To was described as a "firecracker" and a person who loved others.

"She was caring, she was empathetic, she was strong-willed, she wasn't scared of anything," said Jarrid Bishop, To's friend.

To worked as a nail tech and leaves behind her two children.

"She recently became a single mother going through a divorce and so but that didn't stop her from proceeding to do everything she could for her kids at all. She still wanted to make them happy; they were a first concern for her all the time," said Bishop.

For those who knew her best, they say her light will continue to shine.

"It's shining in every person you loved and every laugh you sparked and in every heart that's grieving you now. I'll carry your joy and your kindness with me always," said Canada-Meador.