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A Missouri prosecutor now believes that inmate Marcellus Williams is innocent of the crime that landed him on death row and very nearly cost him his life, and h

Prosecutors are using a law that went into effect in 2021, allowing them to file a motion to vacate a conviction if they have information that a prisoner might be innocent or “erroneously convicted.”

2024 is an election year, and all eyes are on the race for President of the United States. There are, however, other races in state and local jurisdictions.

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell filed a motion to vacate the first-degree murder conviction of Marcellus Williams, a death row inmate.

Marcellus Williams narrowly escaped execution seven years ago for the stabbing death of Lisha Gayle.

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A Missouri prosecutor now believes that inmate Marcellus Williams is innocent of the crime that landed him on death row and very nearly cost him his life.

Missouri law allows prosecutors to file for a hearing before a judge if they believe an inmate could be innocent or was otherwise erroneously convicted.

A Missouri prosecutor now believes that inmate Marcellus Williams is innocent of the crime that landed him on death row and very nearly cost him his life, and he is seeking to overturn Williams' conviction. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell filed a court motion Friday to vacate the conviction of Williams, 55, who narrowly escaped execution seven years ago for the stabbing death of Lisha Gayle. Gayle, a social worker and one-time St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter, was killed...

A Missouri prosecutor now believes that inmate Marcellus Williams is innocent of the crime that landed him on death row and very nearly cost him his life, and is seeking to overturn his conviction.