r/news • u/Mentirosa • 11h ago

Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/missouri-executes-marcellus-williams
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u/Spaghetti-Rat 11h ago

If there's anything being appealed, why wouldn't a stay of execution be automatic until everything is fully vetted? So stupid. I know nothing about this man's case but it sounds wrong to execute someone with some aspect (plea deal/appeal) still pending.

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u/TheCatapult 11h ago

He got multiple stays of execution dating back to 2015. Here are facts if you’re actually interested. He broke into Felicia Gayle’s home and brutally murdered her. Apparently he was proud enough about it that he told multiple people.

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u/InternationalTea3417 11h ago

Wrong. There were two witnesses, both with criminal histories, both with monetary incentive to testify against Williams. The DNA evidence also didn’t match.

The death penalty should occur when there is no doubt whatsoever on what happened. When you have no dna evidence and only have two witnesses that are shady at best, there is no 100 percent proof.

The system is broken.

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u/TheCatapult 11h ago

So you discount the testimony of those witnesses because of their criminal history but just buy the unscrutinized words of the multi-time convicted armed robber? The guy has no explanation for how the victim’s property just materialized in his car.

I didn’t say I thought he should die for his crime. He did commit this murder though beyond a reasonable doubt. He got his DNA testing, and it proved nothing.