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Despite objections from the St. Louis County prosecutor’s office, jurors involved in his trial, and the victim’s family, Marcellus Williams was executed Tuesday evening in Missouri at Potosi Correctional Center. Hours before the execution was set to take place, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the stay of execution, with the …

In Marcellus Williams’ clemency package, his mother describes him as the only mistake she’s ever made. His father left him, too, unwanted. Now, on the brink of execution for a murder he says he did not commit, 55-year-old Williams has a legion in his corner. No one wants him to …