Family of Missouri woman murdered in home 'exasperated' as execution approaches
Former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Lisha Gayle was 42 when she was killed. Now with her killer set for execution, her family hopes for finality.
A Missouri man has been executed for a 1998 murder. Was he guilty or innocent?
With the end of his life approaching, Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams was offered an opportunity to make a final statement to the world. His words were few — neither proclaiming innocence nor admitting guilt in the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle,
Missouri executes man for 1998 murder of woman despite calls from victim's family to spare his life
Marcellus Williams, 55, was put to death on Tuesday, becoming the third Missouri inmate to be put to death this year.
Missouri executes man for 1998 killing of woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life
BONNE TERRE, Mo. — A Missouri man was executed Tuesday for breaking into a woman’s home and killing her, despite calls by her family and the prosecutor’s office that put him on death row to let him serve out the rest of his life in prison.
Missouri executes Marcellus Williams for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life
A Missouri man has been executed for the 1998 fatal stabbing of a woman despite calls by her family and the prosecutor’s office that put him on death row to let him serve out the rest of his life in prison.
Missouri executes man despite legal questions
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Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite pleas from prosecutor and victim’s family
A Missouri man was executed on Tuesday, according to the state's Department of Corrections, even though the prosecutor's office that secured his murder conviction 21 years ago expressed doubts about the integrity of the case and the victim's family said he should be spared.
Missouri man convicted of murder executed after prosecutor tried to stop it
Marcellus Williams' attorneys have said that his DNA wasn't found on the murder weapon and that his jury trial was unfair.
Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors and the victim’s family asking that he be spared
Marcellus Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri after the US Supreme Court denied a stay.
Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite calls from the victim’s family to spare his life
Williams was convicted of first-degree murder in the August 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle during a robbery of her suburban St. Louis home. He had long maintained his innocence.
The 1998 police reports from the night of Lisha Gayle’s death
What happened the evening of Lisha Gayle’s death? Court documents filed in connection with the case offer some details into ...
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A Pro-Life Murder
The pro-life movement's reaction to the execution of Marcellus Williams is everything that's wrong with our politics.
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Here’s Why LA’s Top Law Enforcement Official Wants to Ban the Death Penalty
The irreversible nature of the death penalty means that there is no room for error, which is too great a cost to bear.
Marcellus Williams Executed Despite Family’s Objections In 1998 Stabbing Case
Marcellus Williams, convicted of killing Lisha Gayle in 1998, faced execution despite the victim’s family and prosecutor ...
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Missouri inmate's lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention hours before his planned execution
Lawyers for a Missouri man have filed a late appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court alleging there were racial bias and ...
'Barbaric, inequitable, unjust': Wisconsin was the first state to abolish the death penalty for all crimes after just one execution
The public reaction to McCaffrey's execution contributed to the success of a movement to end the death penalty in Wisconsin ...