Marcellus Williams was put to death Tuesday night for the killing of Lisha Gayle in 1998.
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday rejected two separate appeals to spare Williams’ life, over the objection of the three liberal justices a day after the Missouri Supreme Court and Republican Gov. Mike Parson declined to step in on Williams’ behalf.
Williams, 55, has long maintained innocence in the 1998 death of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former newspaper reporter who was repeatedly stabbed during a burglary of her suburban St. Louis home. The execution is opposed both by Gayle’s family and the prosecutor’s office that put Williams on death row — an unprecedented combination.
“The family defines closure as Marcellus being allowed to live,” the clemency petition stated. “Marcellus’ execution is not necessary.”
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