by Missourinet Contributor | Sep 12, 2024 | Crime / Courts, News
A St. Louis County judge has denied a motion to vacate the murder conviction and death sentence of Marcellus Williams. Williams was found guilty of the 1998 murder of former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia Gayle and sentenced to death. With less than two...
by Missourinet Contributor | Aug 22, 2024 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Supreme Court has ordered a new hearing for the Marcellus Williams case, blocking a plea deal that he accepted on Wednesday in an attempt to avoid the death penalty. After years of claiming innocence, Williams pleaded no contest to the 1998 murder of...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 19, 2024 | Crime / Courts, News
(Jefferson City, MO) – A St. Louis County Court is scheduled to hear about new DNA evidence this week involving a prisoner who could be executed next month. The case involves Marcellus Williams, who was convicted in the 1998 stabbing death of Felisha Gayle, a former...
