Marcellus Williams thought the DNA evidence was enough to remove him from Missouri’s death row, perhaps even him from prison. A decades-old mistake by a prosecutor’s office has kept his life hanging in the balance.

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Missouri death row inmate gets another chance at a hearing that could spare his life

An evidentiary hearing is set for a man on Missouri's death row who thought DNA evidence uncovered in his case was enough to save him

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The 55-year-old is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 24 for the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle in suburban St. Louis.

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ST. LOUIS—Marcellus Williams thought the DNA evidence was enough to remove him from Missouri’s death row, perhaps even him from prison. A decades-old mistake by a prosecutor’s office has kept his life hanging in the balance.
Williams, 55, is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 24 for the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle in the St. Louis suburb of University City. St. Louis County Circuit Judge Bruce Hilton on Wednesday will preside over an evide…

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcellus Williams thought the DNA evidence was enough to remove him from Missouri’s death row, perhaps even him from prison. A decades-old mistake by a prosecutor’s office has kept his life hanging in the balance. Williams, 55, is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 24 for the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle in the St. Louis suburb of University City. St. Louis County Circuit Judge Bruce Hilton on Wednesday will preside over a…

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Marcellus Williams thought the DNA evidence was enough to remove him from Missouri's death row, perhaps even from prison. A decades-old mistake by a prosecutor's office has kept his life hanging in the balance.Williams, 55, is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 24 for the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle in the St. Louis suburb of University City. St. Louis County Circuit Judge Bruce Hilton on Wednesday will preside over an evidentiary hearing …

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An evidentiary hearing is set for a man on Missouri's death row who thought DNA evidence uncovered in his case was enough to save him.

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CLAYTON, Mo. – Attorneys for death row inmate Marcellus Williams are pointing to contaminated murder weapon and no sign of the convicted man's DNA in the hopes of sparing their client from execution next month. The hearing before Judge Bruce Hilton at the St. Louis County Courthouse was originally scheduled to take place on August 22 but never happened after other developments unfolded. Williams is set to be executed on September 24 for the murd…

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Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — An evidentiary hearing is set for a man on Missouri’s death row who thought DNA evidence uncovered in his case was enough to save him. A decades-old mistake by a prosecutors office has kept Marcellus William’s life hanging in the balance. The 55-year-old is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 24 for the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle in suburban St. Louis. A judge on Wednesday will preside over a hearing chall…

Missouri death row inmate gets another chance at a hearing that could spare his life

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