Missouri kills potentially innocent man over prosecutors' objection

Marcellus ‘Khaliifah’ Williams. Photograph: Courtesy of Marcellus Williams's legal team

Death row inmate Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams, 55, was executed by lethal injection yesterday. As reported in The Guardian, Missouri's Attorney General Andrew Bailey and Governor Mike Parson insisted on executing Williams even though the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office pleaded with them to reconsider.