Missouri is set Tuesday to execute Marcellus Williams, a death row inmate whose case has spurred several efforts to save his life amid doubts about the evidence presented at his 2001 murder trial and the actions of a trial lawyer in the case.

If all the executions are carried out, this will reportedly be the first time in more than 20 years that five were held in seven days.

One day before he’s scheduled to be executed, a Missouri death row inmate could learn whether his fate will change after the state’s Supreme Court hears arguments in

The governor of Missouri and state Supreme Court both refused Monday to halt the execution of death row inmate Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams. Williams, 55, has spent almost a quarter-century on death row for a crime he did not commit.

The Missouri Supreme Court has declined to halt tomorrow’s execution of a death row inmate prosecutors say may be innocent, according to the governor’s office.

Former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Lisha Gayle was 42 when she was killed. Now with her killer set for execution, her family hopes for finality.

The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments as attorneys working on behalf of Marcellus Williams seek to save him, just a day before his scheduled execution

Missouri governor and state Supreme Court both refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of a 1998 fatal stabbing