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Marcellus Williams executed despite protests and requests for clemency

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Marcellus Williams executed despite protests and requests for clemency

MID-MISSOURI – Marcellus Williams was executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Bonne Terre. Although Governor Mike Parson rejected Williams's pardon for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle in St. Louis County, protesters gathered across central Missouri before his execution, calling for Parson to spare his life. Jim Kemnna, a volunteer at the Jefferson City Correctional […]

Missouri executes man for 1998 murder of woman despite her family's requests to spare his life

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Missouri executes man for 1998 murder of woman despite her family's requests to spare his life

BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man was executed Tuesday for breaking into a woman's home and killing her, despite demands from her family and the prosecutor who put him on death row to let him spend the rest of his life in prison. Marcellus WilliamsThe 55-year-old was convicted of the 1998 murder of […]

How a Missouri inmate escapes death row

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How a Missouri inmate escapes death row

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The state of Missouri will execute Marcellus Williams on Tuesday for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, despite efforts to rehabilitate the 55-year-old. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attempt to intervene in the case on Tuesday. Going to the Supreme Court was Williams' last chance to delay or prevent his […]

Despite pleas from the victim's family and prosecutors, Marcellus Williams is about to be executed in Missouri

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Despite pleas from the victim's family and prosecutors, Marcellus Williams is about to be executed in Missouri

In Missouri, 55-year-old death row inmate Marcellus Williams is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday evening – despite pleas from prosecutors and even his victim’s family. Missouri Governor Mike Parson and his Supreme Court said Monday that there was enough evidence to kill Williams for the 1998 stabbing murder of Felicia Gayle, a social worker […]

Lawyers ask the Supreme Court to intervene just hours before the scheduled execution of a Missouri inmate

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Lawyers ask the Supreme Court to intervene just hours before the scheduled execution of a Missouri inmate

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri – Lawyers for a Missouri man scheduled to be executed on Tuesday evening have filed a new appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, alleging racial bias and constitutional errors in the trial. Marcellus Williams, 55, long maintained his innocence in the 1998 death of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former newspaper […]

Marcellus Williams is scheduled to be executed today for murder in 1998

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Missouri executes man for 1998 murder of woman despite her family's requests to spare his life

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (AP) — A Missouri man seeking to avoid execution suffered a double setback Monday: Both the state Supreme Court and the governor rejected a request to cancel his planned lethal injection. Marcellus Williams is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle. The social worker […]