Opinion
Marcellus Williams’s execution was a tragedy — hopefully the last of its kind
That Williams was executed is an American tragedy, but he is not alone. The American death penalty system has shown itself to be riddled with errors. Miscarriages of justice of the kind that occurred ...
Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite questions over evidence, after Supreme Court denies final bid for delay
Marcellus Williams was convicted in the 1998 stabbing death of Felicia Gayle in Missouri, but DNA testing raised questions.
A Missouri death row inmate is set to die today despite maintaining his innocence and efforts to vacate his conviction
Marcellus Williams, the Missouri death row inmate who has maintained his innocence for nearly 24 years, is scheduled to be ...
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 ...
PBS1d
5 executions planned this week in the U.S., the most in decades
If this week’s remaining executions are completed, the United States will have reached 1,600 executions since the death ...