On Tuesday evening, Marcellus Williams, convicted of murder, was executed by lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri. His death came after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final appeal despite ongoing controversy and appeals for clemency. The execution, which took place amid calls for reconsideration, raised questions about the fairness of the justice system, mainly when new evidence had emerged. Even the victim's family had asked for Williams to be spared from the death penalty.
