Lawyers arguing Marcellus Williams case at Mo. Supreme Court one day before his execution
Williams is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday evening for the brutal killing of former Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia “Lisha” Gayle Picus in 1998 in her University City home.
A death row inmate set to die tomorrow might be innocent, prosecutor says. Now a high court will hear the case
One day before he’s scheduled to be executed, a Missouri death row inmate could learn whether his fate will change after the state’s Supreme Court hears arguments in
Missouri Supreme Court weighs fate of Marcellus Williams before his scheduled execution
Williams is set to be executed Tuesday for the 1998 killing of Felicia Gayle, a crime that he has always denied any role in. His attorneys have launched multiple legal battles in an attempt to save his life.
A Missouri death row inmate set to be executed in less than a week asks the US Supreme Court to halt his execution
A death row inmate in Missouri who has long claimed his innocence and is scheduled to be executed in less than one week asked the US Supreme Court on Wednesday for a stay of execution, arguing his due process rights were denied during the yearslong legal battle to save his life.
Missouri inmate with innocence claim appeals to Supreme Court ahead of September 24 execution
Missouri inmate with innocence claim appeals to Supreme Court ahead of September 24 execution - Marcellus Williams, 55, avoided execution at last minute in 2017
NAACP Calls For Missouri Gov. To Stop Execution Of Black Death Row Inmate
The NAACP is urging Missouri Governor Mike Parson to stop the scheduled execution of Marcellus Williams on Tuesday (September 24), Essence reports. Williams, now 55, was convicted in 1998 of killing former newspaper reporter Felicia Gayle.
NAACP Urges Missouri Governor To Stop Execution Of Black Death Row Inmate Planned For Next Week
Taking the life of Marcellus Williams would be an unequivocal statement that when a white woman is killed, a Black man must die. And any Black man will do,” read a part of the organization's letter.
Prosecutors believe this Missouri man is innocent. The state wants to execute him anyway.
Barring a last-minute intervention by Missouri’s governor or the courts, Marcellus Williams will be executed despite ...
Prosecutors say evidence clears him. He’s set to be executed today.
Felicia “Licia” Gayle was found stabbed to death in her suburban St. Louis home in 1998. Marcellus Williams says he didn’t ...
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His Best Chance to Get Off Death Row Was DNA on the Murder Weapon, but Prosecutors “Contaminated” the Evidence
Long before the 2001 trial started, then-St. Louis County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Keith Larner decided the butcher knife used to kill Felicia Anne Gayle Picus was “worthless” as a piece ...
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Lawyers fight over evidence in Gayle murder. Judge must decide in weeks.
Williams, who faces execution in less than a month, claims he is innocent of stabbing Felicia Gayle to death ... Dr. Daniel Picus, Gayle’s husband, also attended the hearing.
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Missouri death row inmate expected to be resentenced to life without parole under new agreement
“By agreeing to an Alford plea, the parties will bring a measure of finality to Felicia Gayle’s family ... CNN has reached out to Daniel Picus, Gayle’s widower, for comment.
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Evidence of Marcellus Williams’s Potential Innocence Came to Light in 2017. He is Slated for Execution in 26 Days
Both county prosecutors and his defense counsel agree that the man behind bars for more than two decades for the 1998 stabbing death of newspaper reporter Felicia Gayle likely had nothing to do ...
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Opinion | Prosecutors say Marcellus Williams is innocent. He's scheduled to be executed anyway.
Williams, who was convicted in August 2001 for the brutal stabbing murder of Felicia Gayle Picus, may very well be innocent ...