Call Gov. Parson to Stop the Sept. 24 Execution of Marcellus Williams: 417-373-3400

Stop Missouri from the irreparable mistake of executing an innocent person.

Missouri is scheduled to execute Marcellus Williams on Sept. 24 for a crime he didn’t commit. Last week, after previously accepting an Alford plea that was subsequently blocked by the Missouri Supreme Court, St. Louis County Judge Bruce Hilton denied the request to vacate Marcellus’ conviction and death sentence, despite the prosecutor’s admission that the previous administration committed constitutional errors in his case. We need everyone’s help to call on Gov. Mike Parson to stop Missouri from killing an innocent man.

Earlier, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell filed a motion to vacate Marcellus’ conviction because he believed forensic evidence excluded Marcellus from the crime.

Then, at an Aug. 28 evidentiary hearing, his office admitted that the prior administration had committed constitutional errors that contributed to Marcellus’ unreliable conviction and death sentence, including improperly handling the evidence in his case.

Now, Judge Hilton has denied PA Bell’s motion to vacate Marcellus’ conviction and death sentence, and the Missouri Supreme Court is moving forward with the Sept. 24 execution date.

Call Gov. Parson and urge him to stop the execution before it’s too late: 417-373-3400

Call script:

• Hi, my name is [NAME] and I am calling regarding the impending execution of Marcellus Williams.
• Please do not let Missouri execute Marcellus, an innocent person — where there is overwhelming evidence that his trial was constitutionally unfair — on Sept. 24.
• Missouri should not commit the irreparable injustice of executing an innocent person.

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Who Is Marcellus Williams: Man Facing Execution in Missouri Despite Evidence of Innocence

This petition is in collaboration with the Midwest Innocence Project and Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty.

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