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Marcellus Williams was executed for the murder of Felicia Gayle, despite lawyers, prosecutors and others protesting his innocence

Marcellus Williams was sentenced to death in 2001 for killing Felicia Gayle, a former newspaper reporter who was found stabbed to death in her home in St. Louis, Missouri. The 55-year-old's lawyers, Ms Gayle's family, the prosecution service and the jury that convicted him have all since spoken out and said he may not be […]

By Andrew Jack

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

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Marcellus Williams executed for murder of former reporter in Missouri

The execution took place despite a prosecutor's statement that Williams' life should be spared because his DNA did not link him to the case. Williams has always maintained his innocence. Missouri executes Marcellus Williams, who was convicted of murder in 1998 Missouri's Republican governor, Mike Parson, and the Missouri Supreme Court rejected a request for […]

By Andrew Jack

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

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Family of murdered Missouri woman ‘desperate’ over impending execution

Leisha Gayle's family says the case is “deeply and painfully personal” and “a grieving family is still waiting” for justice. The man convicted of Gayle's murder is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. On weekdays, former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Lisha Gayle usually went for a morning run after her husband left for work. When […]

By Andrew Jack

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024

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Who was Freddie Owens? South Carolina inmate executed by first lethal injection in 13 years

South Carolina executed person sentenced to death Freddie Owens from Lethal injection on Friday, the first Execution in 13 years. Owens, 46, was sentenced to death in 1999 for the murder of Irene Gravesa supermarket clerk during a robbery in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1997.The execution began at 6:35 p.m. ET, and at 6:53 p.m. […]

By Andrew Jack

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024

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South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state's first execution in 13 years

Convicted murderer Freddie Owens was executed in South Carolina on Friday, the first execution in the Palmetto State in 13 years, after prison authorities struggled to find the drugs needed for lethal injections. In 1997, Owens killed a Greenville supermarket clerk during a botched robbery. During the trial, Owens killed a county jail inmate. He […]

By Andrew Jack

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024