Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life
Williams was put to death despite questions his attorneys raised over jury selection at his trial and the handling of ...
Was an innocent man just executed in Missouri?
Prosecutors and the victim’s family urged that he be spared based on DNA evidence showing that Williams was in fact innocent.
A Missouri death row inmate is set to die today despite maintaining his innocence and efforts to vacate his conviction
Marcellus Williams, the Missouri death row inmate who has maintained his innocence for nearly 24 years, is scheduled to be ...
Missouri to Execute Man Despite Unusual Pleas From Victim’s Fam and Prosecutors
Missouri is set to execute 55-year-old death row inmate Marcellus Williams on Tuesday evening — despite pleas from ...
Missouri Man Executed After Long Fight for Exoneration
Marcellus Williams, who was convicted of a 1998 murder in suburban St. Louis, maintained he was innocent. But the courts and the governor were not persuaded.