At 6 p.m. on September 24, 2024, the state of Missouri executed Marcellus Williams for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle. The execution occurred after Williams’ continual insistence of his innocence and sizable outcry from the general public. On the day of the...
With the court’s rejection of his innocence claim, Marcellus Williams is scheduled to be executed on September 24 for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, despite maintaining his innocence throughout the process of his legal defense. Though the prospect of an evidentiary...
The Missouri Court of Appeals held a hearing on Marcellus Williams’ claim of innocence on Wednesday, August 28. Williams, who is scheduled to be executed on September 24 for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, has maintained his innocence throughout the process of his...
The Missouri Court of Appeals held a hearing on Marcellus Williams’ claim of innocence on Wednesday, August 28. Williams, who is scheduled to be executed on September 24 for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, has maintained his innocence throughout the process of his...
The Missouri Department of Justice will hold a hearing on Marcellus Williams’ claim of innocence on Wednesday, August 28. Williams, who is scheduled to be executed on September 24 for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, has maintained his innocence throughout the...
On August 13th, the Missouri Supreme Court ordered the execution of Christopher Collings to occur at 6 pm on December 3rd, 2024. Collings was convicted for the November 3rd, 2007 assault and murder of nine-year-old Rowan Ford in Stella, MO. Collings filed appeals of...
Opponents of the death penalty in the United States are celebrating a milestone as the country marks the 200th death row exoneree in roughly 50 years and more states continue to abolish capital punishment. Catholic Mobilizing Network (CMN), which advocates ending...
On June 11, the state of Missouri executed David Hosier for the murder of Angela Gilpin back in 2009, despite the efforts of the Missouri bishops and other leaders who had issued letters requesting Governor Mike Parson to grant Mr. Hosier clemency and commute his...
The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled the execution of David Hosier for June 11, 2024. Hosier was convicted in 2013 of the Sept. 28, 2009, murder of Angela Gilpin, 45, at her Jefferson City apartment. Hosier was originally also charged with the murder of Angela’s...
On April 9, the state of Missouri executed Brian Dorsey for the murders of Benjamin and Sarah Bonnie back in 2006, despite a myriad of issues raised by advocates arguing for clemency to be granted. In an effort to spare Mr. Dorsey’s life, the Missouri bishops and...