Marcellus Williams was executed in the state of Missouri after spending more ... Williams was first arrested in 1998 and charged for the first-degree murder of 42-year-old Felicia “Lisha” Anne Gayle.

15, the Afro-American society, Al-Nur Muslim Student Association, Dartmouth Asian American Studies Collective and Spare Rib Magazine held a vigil for Marcellus Williams ... according to the Associated ...

For too long, this country’s criminal legal system has perpetuated violence, brutality, and murder, with Black people bearing the brunt. While methods may change, the underlying outcomes remain the ...

The state of Missouri executed Marcellus Williams on Tuesday night after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to delay the execution. Williams was originally charged with the 1998 murder of Felicia ...

In the U.S., individuals can face the death penalty even when their guilt is not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. A ...

Last month, the state of Missouri executed 55-year-old Marcellus Williams, who spent two decades in prison, despite prosecutors’ efforts to overturn his conviction for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle ...

The rental property owner was cleaning a home on West 9th Street when they found Williams’ body. Read: Man charged with murder of woman found buried in backyard of Jacksonville home, JSO says ...

Williams was Slade’s former supervisor at work and was trying to help Slade’s girlfriend get out of an abusive relationship with him at the time of her murder. The state prosecutor on this ...