Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams was executed despite concerns over his innocence
Marcellus Williams, a Missouri death row inmate, was executed on Tuesday, despite mounting concerns about his innocence from his legal team, a prosecutor in the case, and even the victim’s family. Williams, 55, had been convicted of the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle, a former reporter for the *St. Louis Post-Dispatch*, and sentenced to death. However, new DNA evidence and growing doubt over his guilt led to widespread calls for clemency, all of which were ignored by the state in the final days leading up to his execution.
