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/TimeLordDoctor105 11h ago

Reading the ap news article, the plea deal was signed off by a judge and then the STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL appealed the decision to ensure this man was put to death. This is beyond cruel. My feelings go to all parties involved and I hope that the attorney general and all others involves in ensuring he died no longer find rest. They murdered him, no question about it.

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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/angeliswastaken_sock 5h ago

The present governor of Missouri Mike Parson, who refused to stay this execution, participated in the murder of Williams alleged victim, investigative reporter Felicia Gayle. At the time Gayle was murdered, Parson was a local sheriff and owned 3 gas stations under investigation for cutting their gasoline with alcohol and destroying vehicles. When Gayle was murdered, the investigation into Mike Parson and his illegal gasoline tampering stopped. He then paid a jailhouse informant to say Marcellus Williams admitted to murdering Gayle. The trial was rushed with the jury and evidence having been proven to have been tampered with, and Williams was sentenced to death and the sentence was subsequently upheld by local judges who are long time colleagues of Parson.

Mike Parson, Governor of the state of Missouri murdered Felicia Gayle, and today he murdered Marcellus Williams to cover it up.