Marcellus Williams executed after U.S. Supreme Court rejects final appeal

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition
Marcellus Williams, photographed in prison (photo submitted).
Marcellus Williams, photographed in prison (photo submitted).

By: Rudi Keller

Missouri Independent

September 24, 2024--Just a few hours after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final appeal, Missouri officials executed Marcellus Williams Tuesday at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre.

Williams, who was backed in his appeals for clemency by St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell, left only a single sentence —…