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Marcellus Williams will get a hearing on Aug. 21, at the request of St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to vacate the conviction after reviewing the case and discovering “clear and convincing evidence” that Williams is innocent.
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Updated at 7:45 p.m. with Barton's deathWalter Barton was executed Tuesday evening at the state prison in Bonne Terre.Barton is the first person to be…
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A federal appeals court has OK'd the execution of a Missouri man who suffers from a medical condition he says would make the lethal injection…
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St. Louis-based Centene Corporation found itself in a precarious situation this week when a BuzzFeed News investigation uncovered that a troubled…
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Updated Feb. 21 with St. Louis on the Air conversation with reporter Chris McDanielOriginal story from Feb. 20 — A BuzzFeed News investigation has found…
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A few weeks after staying the execution of Marcellus Williams, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens named five retired judges Tuesday to the board of inquiry…
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Updated at 5:15 p.m. with McCulloch statement — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens cited new DNA evidence in postponing Tuesday’s scheduled execution of…
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Updated at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 21 with governor's office declining comment — A nonprofit that seeks to overturn wrongful convictions has asked Missouri Gov.…
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Missouri will use two of its 34 vials of the sedative pentobarbital on Tuesday when it executes Marcellus Williams, who was convicted in the 1998 killing…
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Updated at 5 p.m. with comment from Williams' lawyer, governor's office — The Missouri Supreme Court will not stop next week's scheduled execution of…