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On Tuesday (September 24), Missouri executed Marcellus Williams for the 1998 homicide of former newspaper reporter Lisha Gayle, regardless of prosecutors, social media and The sufferer’s household demanded that he be spared his life.
Williams was executed by deadly injection on the Japanese Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Middle in Bonnatell, Missouri, round 6 p.m. native time. The 55-year-old black man issued a press release earlier than his demise, which learn: “In all circumstances, all reward is because of Allah!”
Investigators beforehand discovered that Gale had been stabbed at the very least 43 instances and had 16 wounds on his head, neck, chest and stomach. Though Williams maintained his innocence, a jury in 2001 convicted him of first-degree homicide, housebreaking, armed felony motion and theft. Certified black jurors have been faraway from juries.
In gentle of his execution, some celebrities and activists have spoken out. “We hung in there and by no means gave in, we have been on the high stage. Ankles tied, it was a nightmare,” Meek Mill wrote on Instagram, referencing his 2015 tune “Ambitionz” 》. The Philadelphia native added: “God bless his soul!”
“RIP Marcellus Williams. [Shaking my head at] This nation,” Toosi shared on Twitter. One other consumer of the platform emphasised, “From Gaza to Marcellus Williams, the state has made it clear that it doesn’t care what number of letters you signal. [or] What number of instances have you ever known as. These individuals do not care [about] What would you like them to do.
About 3 hours earlier than Williams was pronounced useless, JT urged her supporters to name, textual content and electronic mail Missouri Governor Mike Parson: Marcellus Williams faces the demise penalty on September 24, DNA cleared him of a criminal offense. be part of me, [Innocence Project] and [the Midwest Innocence Project] Take motion to stop this irreversible injustice.
Meek Mill has been very vocal about social justice over the previous few years. In July, he joined Solange Knowles, Nick Younger and Cardi B in calling for justice for Sonya Massey.
