Marcellus Williams II holds his son Sadir Williams, 3, as he speaks to reporters outside the courthouse in Clayton about a deal prosecutors reached with his father Marcellus “Khaliifah ...

The state of Missouri is slated to execute Marcellus Williams on Tuesday.Convicted of killing Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia Gayle more than 25 years ago, Williams was sentenced to death in 2001.

Wesley Bell to appeal Marcellus Williams' death sentence Williams is set to be executed on Sept. 24 for the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle in the St. Louis suburb of University City.

St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell vowed to "continue to work to prevent" the execution of a man he does not believe is the likely killer Marcellus Williams' Legal Team A county prosecutor in ...

St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell vowed to "continue to work to prevent" the execution of ... Missouri Department of Corrections Marcellus Williams in mugshots taken in 2014 and 2023 during ...

Marcellus Williams, 55, ... Update 9/24/24, 8 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with comment from Wesley Bell. Start your unlimited Newsweek trial. Marcellus Williams, ...

Now, the contamination itself would be at the center of current elected county prosecutor Wesley Bell’s efforts to overturn Williams’s conviction. According to Bell, the state’s willful ...

Bell’s case argues following testing, that DNA on the knife used to kill Gayle did not belong to Williams. Former Gov. Eric Greitens also halted his execution in 2017 when the new DNA evidence ...

A St. Louis County DA had moved to overturn Marcellus Williams’ conviction. Twelve days ahead of his Sept. 24 execution, a judge ruled it will stand.

A St. Louis County DA had moved to overturn Marcellus Williams’ conviction. Twelve days ahead of his Sept. 24 execution, a judge ruled it will stand.