An ‘Innocent’ Man Is Scheduled to Die Today. Republicans Want to Save Him.
Marcellus Williams, 55, is set to die September 24 after being convicted of murdering former journalist Felicia Gayle. (Photo courtesy of Marcellus Williams's legal team/Midwest Innocence Project)
Peter Savodnik reports on the latest case that has conservatives opposing the death penalty.
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Today, the state of Missouri is scheduled to execute a man who St. Louis’s top prosecutor says is innocent.
The Missouri Supreme Court refused Monday to issue a stay of execution for Marcellus Williams, 55. Republican Governor Michael Parson also refused to pardon him. Unless the U.S. Supreme Court gives Williams a last-minute reprieve, he will die by le…
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