If this week’s remaining executions are completed, the United States will have reached 1,600 executions since the death ...

Marcellus Williams, 55, was executed by lethal injection after being convicted of breaking into the home of Missouri woman ...

Williams was convicted of first-degree murder in the August 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle during a robbery of her ...

Citing opposition to the death penalty and doubts about Williams’ guilt, a local and national outcry did not stop the ...

Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams was executed by lethal injection Tuesday for the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle.

Marcellus Williams was murdered by the state of Missouri even though most people - including the victim's parents - say he ...

In the aftermath of Williams’ execution there has been an outcry from the public due to the doubts over his conviction, ...

M arcellus Williams was executed by the state of Missouri on Tuesday, Sept. 24, despite concerns citing his potential ...

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A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections ...

Williams’ story will remain a focal point in discussions about racial justice, fairness and reform within the criminal ...

Missouri carried out the execution on Tuesday of a man whose capital conviction had been marred by controversy over insufficient evidence, compromised witness testimony, and racial discrimination.