Marcellus Williams Executed Despite New DNA Evidence and Legal Appeals
The Missouri inmate's execution proceeded despite concerns from his lawyers, a prosecutor, and the victim's family over the integrity of his conviction.
- Marcellus Williams was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday evening for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, a former journalist.
- Williams' legal team and St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell raised concerns about contaminated DNA evidence and the exclusion of Black jurors.
- Both Missouri Governor Mike Parson and the U.S. Supreme Court declined last-minute appeals to stay the execution.
- Felicia Gayle's family had requested clemency, arguing that Williams' sentence should be commuted to life in prison.
- Critics have condemned the execution as a miscarriage of justice, highlighting systemic issues in the legal process.
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