The state of Missouri is set to execute Marcellus Williams in just a few hours. Both the Missouri Supreme Court and Gov. Mike Parson have refused to halt his scheduled execution, which is scheduled as early as 6:00 p.m. Williams has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court,...
The Missouri Supreme Court is weighing whether Gov. Mike Parson had the legal authority to dissolve a board of inquiry looking into whether Marcellus Williams might be innocent of murder. He was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of former St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
When a jury cannot unanimously agree on a prison sentence for someone who is convicted of first-degree murder, Missouri law allows the trial’s judge to decide whether the person should be sentenced to death. Rep. Bishop Davidson, R-Republic, is sponsoring a bill that...
St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell wants Marcellus Williams’ murder conviction and death penalty overturned. He filed a motion Friday in St. Louis County Circuit Court which said in part that there is “compelling evidence” that Williams “may be innocent or may...
A Missouri death row inmate is suing Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey for allowing the state to move forward with his pending execution. Attorneys for Marcellus Williams say he’s innocent of the crime he was convicted of – the 1998 murder of Felicia...