An evidentiary hearing is set for Marcellus Williams at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morning in front of Judge Bruce Hilton in Division 13 at the St. Louis County Courthouse. The hearing was originally ...

Despite the sun starting to set earlier in the evening and the weather growing colder, CSUN’s Black Student Union (BSU) set ...

Four undergraduate organizations held a vigil to “honor the life and work” of poet and death row prisoner Marcellus Williams, ...

For one week in September 2024, it seemed like everyone knew the name Marcellus Williams. Williams, a Black man who firmly maintained his innocence, was about to be executed by the state of Missouri ...

His case, along with the high court’s recent refusal to stay the execution of Marcellus Williams, sheds light on a troubling ... As in a postconviction hearing, judges can ask questions, plumb the ...

Marcellus Williams will return to court soon in a pivotal hearing that could determine his fate. Williams was convicted and sentenced to death in the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle ...

“Marcellus’ execution is not necessary ... Questions about DNA evidence also led Bell to request a hearing challenging Williams' guilt. But days before the Aug. 21 hearing, new testing ...

Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted in the 1998 killing ... also led St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell to request a hearing challenging Williams’ guilt. But days before the Aug ...

*(CNN) — Marcellus Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri after the US Supreme Court denied a stay. The 55-year ...

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