The state of Missouri put him to death despite serious questions about the evidence against him, jurors’ misgivings, and the ...

For too long, this country’s criminal legal system has perpetuated violence, brutality, and murder, with Black people bearing the brunt. While methods may change, the underlying outcomes remain the ...

In the U.S., individuals can face the death penalty even when their guilt is not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. A ...

Last month, the state of Missouri executed 55-year-old Marcellus Williams, who spent two decades in prison, despite prosecutors’ efforts to overturn his conviction for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle ...

Williams spent 20 years on death row after being found guilty in 2003 of killing Felicia Gayle ... connecting Williams to the murder weapon after new testing was conducted in 2016. The original ...

The 55-year-old was accused and convicted of the murder of 42-year-old reporter Felicia Gayle in 2001. Felicia Gayle was murdered in 1981 and her murder was linked to Marcellus Williams through the ...

The victim, Felicia Gayle was found stabbed to death in her home in August of 1998. Her murderer left behind fingerprints, footprints, hair and a trace of DNA on the murder weapon; however ...

Williams was originally charged with the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle based on two witness testimonies despite evidence that Williams’ DNA did not match the DNA on the murder weapon. Before Tuesday’s ...

There is no doubt that Williams was innocent of the 1998 murder of St. Louis reporter Felicia Gayle. None of the physical evidence—bloody fingerprints, footprints and hairs—tied him to the ...