That Williams was executed is an American tragedy, but he is not alone. The American death penalty system has shown itself to ...

The Supreme Court’s divided decision this week allowing Missouri to execute a man for a 1998 murder even though his ...

Missouri executed Williams despite questions about his conviction and protests from prosecutors and victim's family.

How can you execute a man when there is reasonable doubt?’ Obie Alexander, who spent nearly two decades in prison on a ...

The president has long talked about his serious concerns about the death penalty … whether it is consistent with the […] ...

Despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence, Williams was executed, showcasing the deep flaws and racial bias embedded ...

The execution came despite one of the prosecutors in the case saying that Williams' life should be spared because DNA did not ...

Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams was executed by lethal injection Tuesday for the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle.

In the aftermath of Williams’ execution there has been an outcry from the public due to the doubts over his conviction, ...

Some progressives re-upped calls to abolish the death penalty, while conservatives lauded the execution for providing closure ...

Marcellus Williams, a Missouri inmate on death row since 2001, was executed as scheduled after his last clemency request was ...

Williams was executed despite pleas for clemency from prosecutors and family members of murder victim Felicia Gayle.