Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction | Missouri
Missouri executed a death row inmate on Tuesday after prosecutors supported his claims of innocence and opposed his bid to have the conviction overturned. Marcellus “Kalifa” Williams, 55, was killed by lethal injection, ending a legal battle that sparked widespread outrage after prosecutors who initially tried the case argued he was wrongfully convicted. In an […]
Missouri Supreme Court, Gov. Mike Parson refuses to halt execution of Marcellus Williams, convicted in 1998 killing
The execution of a Missouri man convicted of killing a social worker in 1998 is set to go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday after the state Supreme Court and governor rejected repeated requests to halt the execution. Marcellus Williams, 55, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the stabbing […]