The state executed four people this year, while Texas, Florida, Oklahoma and Alabama executed a total of 20 others. Forty states have abolished the death penalty, paused executions or have not executed anyone in the past 10 years.
In a rare interview, Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams spoke to The Star about Gov. Mike Parson’s decision to lift a stay of execution. Williams’ DNA was not on the weapon that killed a woman in 1998.
Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams knows the state of Missouri wants to kill him. Three months after Gov. Mike Parson lifted a stay of execution, Williams said he is “waiting in limbo”
DNA testing, conducted in 2016 and using technology that was not available at the time of the killing, shows Marcellus Williams is not a match for the male DNA found on the murder weapon.