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.
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Explainer: Why is Missouri Planning to Execute a Man Prosecutors Claim is ‘Actually Innocent’?
Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced the state will move forward with plans to execute Marcellus Williams at 6 pm ...
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Mayor Jones asks Gov. Parson to ‘do the right thing’ for Marcellus Williams
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is asking Missouri Governor Mike Parson to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams.
Missouri governor orders flags at half-staff in honor of Kansas City firefighter
Missouri Gov. Parson is ordering U.S., state flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Kansas City Fire Department firefighter ...
Missouri set to execute 'loving father' whose DNA wasn't on murder weapon, attorneys say
Marcellus Williams, 55, is set to die Sept. 24 after being convicted of killing former newspaper reporter Lisha Gayle in her ...
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Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite family's plea for life sentence
Mike Parson denied him clemency and the Missouri Supreme Court declined to grant him a stay of execution. The U.S.
Missouri Supreme Court, governor refuse to halt execution of man convicted in 1998 killing of social worker
Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson, a former sheriff who has never granted clemency in a death penalty case, rejected ...