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    Missouri executes man for 1998 murder of woman despite her family’s requests to spare his life
    Frisco

    Missouri executes man for 1998 murder of woman despite her family’s requests to spare his life

    BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man was executed Tuesday for breaking into a woman’s home and killing her, despite demands from her family and the prosecutor who put him on death row to let him spend the rest…

    Posted on Bronwen Cerys
    How a Missouri inmate escapes death row
    Duluth

    How a Missouri inmate escapes death row

    KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The state of Missouri will execute Marcellus Williams on Tuesday for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, despite efforts to rehabilitate the 55-year-old. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attempt to intervene in the case on…

    Posted on Eira Gwyneth
    Missouri Supreme Court rules Marcellus Williams should be executed on Tuesday
    Albany

    Missouri Supreme Court rules Marcellus Williams should be executed on Tuesday

    Marcellus Williams’ execution is scheduled to take place as planned on Tuesday after both the Missouri Supreme Court and the state’s governor rejected requests to stay the proceedings. A lawyer for Williams argued Monday The state Supreme Court should stay…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    A Missouri death row inmate, scheduled to be executed in less than a week, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution
    Washington

    A Missouri death row inmate, scheduled to be executed in less than a week, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution

    A Missouri death row inmate who has long maintained his innocence and is scheduled to be executed in less than a week asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday for a stay of execution, arguing that he was denied his…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri approved despite DNA questions
    Washington

    Execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri approved despite DNA questions

    Missouri executes Marcellus Williams, who was convicted of murder in 1998 Marcellus Williams was convicted of the murder of Lisha Gayle. Despite concerns from the victim’s family and a prosecutor, he is set to be executed. A judge in Missouri…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith

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