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2024 in Review: A Year of Heartbreak, Hope, and Resilience in the Fight for Justice

2024 in Review: A Year of Heartbreak, Hope, and Resilience in the Fight for Justice

It was a marathon year in every sense.

12.13.24 by Alicia Maule

Police Coerced a False Confession from 20-Year-Old Danny Davis — 32 Years Later, His Murder Conviction Is Finally Vacated

Police Coerced a False Confession from 20-Year-Old Danny Davis — 32 Years Later, His Murder Conviction Is Finally Vacated

Danny Davis returned home Tuesday after more than 32 years in prison for a murder that DNA evidence proves he did not commit.  

11.14.24 by Innocence Staff

Statement Regarding the Execution of Khaliifah Ibn Rayford Daniel, Also Known as Marcellus Williams, From Larry Komp

Statement Regarding the Execution of Khaliifah Ibn Rayford Daniel, Also Known as Marcellus Williams, From Larry Komp

09.25.24 by Innocence Staff

Marcellus Williams Asks SCOTUS to Stay His Execution Based on New Evidence of Racial Bias in Jury Selection

Marcellus Williams Asks SCOTUS to Stay His Execution Based on New Evidence of Racial Bias in Jury Selection

Mr. Williams is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 24 in Missouri, despite serious doubts about the integrity of his conviction and overwhelming support for his clemency request. 

09.23.24 by Innocence Staff

Attorney Statement: St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Concedes Constitutional Error by Prior Administration In Marcellus Williams' Case

Attorney Statement: St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Concedes Constitutional Error by Prior Administration In Marcellus Williams' Case

The office of St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell conceded that the prior administration committed constitutional errors contributing to Marcellus Williams’ unreliable murder conviction and death sentence.

08.28.24 by Innocence Staff

Remembering Jonathan Barr of the Dixmoor Five

Remembering Jonathan Barr of the Dixmoor Five

Mr. Barr was a pillar of strength within the innocence movement, always willing to support fellow exonerees returning home.

In Memory 08.26.24 by Alicia Maule

Missouri Supreme Court Rejects AG’s Attempt to Prevent Innocence Hearing For Marcellus Williams

Missouri Supreme Court Rejects AG’s Attempt to Prevent Innocence Hearing For Marcellus Williams

The St. Louis County Circuit Court will now be able to review the evidence that proves Marcellus Williams is an innocent man on death row.

Urgent 07.26.24 by Innocence Project Staff

Missouri AG Asks Missouri Supreme Court to Block Hearing on DNA Evidence Proving Marcellus Williams' Innocence

Missouri AG Asks Missouri Supreme Court to Block Hearing on DNA Evidence Proving Marcellus Williams' Innocence

Below is a statement, in response, from Tricia Rojo Bushnell, one of Marcellus Williams’s attorneys.

07.18.24 by Innocence Project Staff

Missouri Supreme Court Refuses to Reschedule Marcellus Williams' Execution Date After Innocence Hearing Set

Missouri Supreme Court Refuses to Reschedule Marcellus Williams' Execution Date After Innocence Hearing Set

The Missouri Supreme Court denied a motion seeking to withdraw the September 24 execution date for Marcellus Williams, an innocent man on death row.

07.12.24 by Innocence Staff

Attorney Statement: Court Sets August Hearing on Prosecuting Attorney’s Motion to Vacate Marcellus Williams’s Wrongful Conviction

Attorney Statement: Court Sets August Hearing on Prosecuting Attorney’s Motion to Vacate Marcellus Williams’s Wrongful Conviction

Despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence, Missouri has scheduled Mr. Williams for execution on September 24, 2024.

07.02.24 by Innocence Staff

BREAKING: Stop the Sept. 24 Execution of Marcellus Williams

BREAKING: Stop the Sept. 24 Execution of Marcellus Williams

We have less than 80 days to stop the execution of an innocent person.

06.05.24 by Innocence Staff

For Marcellus Williams, Who Was on Death Row for 24 Years, Poetry Was a Lifeline 

For Marcellus Williams, Who Was on Death Row for 24 Years, Poetry Was a Lifeline 

Some of his most meaningful pieces are the ones he wrote to support and remember others facing execution.

National Poetry Month 04.30.24 by Alyxaundria Sanford