Marcellus Williams' execution: What the evidence reveals | Dan Abrams Live

In the past 24 hours, media coverage has focused on Marcellus Williams, who was convicted of fatally stabbing former newspaper reporter Felicia Gayle in 1998. Williams was executed by lethal injection in Missouri but both prosecutors and Gayle's family have questioned his conviction. Dan Abrams agrees that if there was any doubt, the execution should have been delayed. However, he says the media often overlooks the evidence that led to the conviction. Geraldo Rivera and former prosecutor Randy Zelin, who still believes the conviction was justified, join NewsNation's "Dan Abrams Live" to discuss.
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[@audreydaleski1067]

We have serial killers who will live out their lives in prison.

[@hilriekemp]

Because those states don't execute murders smh. I always use Wisconsin as point of reference look how many serial killers, mass murders and homicidal wack jobs are produced in that state. And they all live long and healthy lives no way is that okay. Do you think Darrell Brooks or even a Jeffrey Dahmer who if he wasn't beaten to death would have still been alive to this day deserve to live? Or what about Stephen Sterns who SA'd a 14 year old girl and then murdered her in her own home whose facing death penalty charges. Should he have the opportunity to live out his life? What about Chad Daybell who murdered 2 kids and his wife he should just wait it out in jail as well right? Utter madness smh. Like Denzel quoted from man on fire "forgiveness is between them and God, it's my job to arrange the meeting". The process played out and justice was served

[@AlfredNewman-o7z]

UNTIL A BLEEDING HEART PETITIONS THE GOVERNOR...

[@blaircrace1593]

Only 21 states have the death penalty.

[@skybirdnomad]

@@hilriekemp Damn... this guy knows his serial killers 🤣🤣

[@sprsmoke]

@@skybirdnomad He killed that poor woman because he was an animal.

[@rkshovon]

if you cant decide then dont do it. because you can not reverse it

[@bbbnick9197]

Believe in physical evidence, not words

[@MatthewsSloan]

Except the words matched the physical evidence. People that couldn't have been there were able to tell the police details about the scene that only the murderer could have know, and Marcellus Williams is the one that told them. We behave like there wasn't a whole court case that went over all of this.

[@bbbnick9197]

@@MatthewsSloan and they trusted the words of already convicted people get deals, always trust somebody already in prison, bahahaha

[@methodman6725]

@@bbbnick9197 how about the victims items found in his trunk?

[@bbbnick9197]

@@methodman6725 you obviously didn't look into the case

[@MrsB7491]

@@methodman6725 that doesn't equate to murder. It has already been established that those stolen items were purchased by Marcellus Williams. That would make him a crook not a murderer.

[@elizabethmarshall1996]

God won’t have no mercy for this wicked world ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@MarkG-h2y]

"Won't have no " is a double negative meaning "will have".

[@paulrichards6894]

which god...plenty of to choose from............

[@worldwide_Sports]

قُلْ لَوْ أَنْتُمْ تَمْلِكُونَ خَزَائِنَ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّي إِذًا لَأَمْسَكْتُمْ خَشْيَةَ الْإِنْفَاقِ ۚ وَكَانَ الْإِنْسَانُ قَتُورًا Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending." And ever has man been stingy.

[@MsMamaLeslie]

Why don’t you have the defendant’s attorney and the prosecutor on your show? Pretty sure they have more actual info than your and your guests’ speculations.

[@WesleyWattley-xy4fg]

Absolutely 💯

[@kidfunkyfri3308]

Because the defense attorney and the prosecutor already provided both sides...and 12 people gave him the death penalty

[@AmericanWarlord526]

Because they're biased and some of us actually want to hear the facts of the case, not a load of tripe

[@chase78966]

Check out 1 minute remaining podcasts they interviewed the attorney and he gave a run down of the case and it was bias as hell. Firstly the removal of 6 black jurors leaving 1:10 black jury and secondly omitting th testimony of the guy that bought the laptop saying Williams was selling the laptop on behalf of his girlfriend.

[@sprsmoke]

@@AmericanWarlord526 What makes you say they were biased?

[@deaeilla7387]

“You either believe in the criminal justice system or you don’t” - I think that’s the problem here… a lot of us don’t at this point. That being said, I think this was a nuanced and respectful discussion of a difficult and complex issue

[@DG-no4jc]

Where did he get the laptop? That person is the murderer. Case closed.

[@MoreMore-ww7fp]

Fosek wena mogwete wa kolobe, racist cocroroach

[@lyjugufugyjkt586]

they didnt found the laptop on him,someone told the police he bought a stolen laptop from marcellus after 10K reward.

[@CanalPSG]

​@@lyjugufugyjkt586...and Marcellus admitted he sold it. But he blames his girlfriend for giving him it to sell. Which means, if you believe that, that his girlfriend broke into a home, stabbed another woman over 40 times, stole the laptop in her house, and gave it to her lover, just to implicate him with murder. If you think that is plausible, then you need to reexamine human nature.

[@sprsmoke]

@@lyjugufugyjkt586 Why did he brag about killing her.

[@fawziaabdulnasser5567]

I believe the person who said she found the items in his car should have been investigated.

[@jasoncharron5229]

If they found evidence that could over turn his case they should have delayed their execution, until they gave him a chance in court to try and show his innocence.

[@archibaldmoore4514]

They did do that, he was still guilty

[@sundusabdulkadir8860]

​@@archibaldmoore4514 stop lying

[@archibaldmoore4514]

@@sundusabdulkadir8860 Where's the lie? Man had tons of appeals, all failed because he's guilty

[@krillin876]

This was like 20 years ago

[@MatthewsSloan]

They had 20 years. He did it.

[@bradrockl8330]

The fact that Randy didn't answer the DNA question at the End says alot, how in the hell do you defend a flawed system

[@SolutionsWithin]

Because there may have been several people over at the victim Alicia’s house to leave hair and even the police officers fingerprint was on the knife. But by the time he was sentenced Marcellus was already doing a 20 year sentance for doing an armed robbery of innocent people in a donut shop. He was a professional armed robber with a very long criminal record. Ofc he knew to wear gloves when he merr derr ed Alicia. When he broke into her house she was showering. He could have simply stolen her stuff and moved on but he went in shower and ended her. The media keeps saying it was his ex gf whom”said” Marcellus’ stuff was in his car. That’s not the whole story. The police did “retrieve” Alicia’s stolen belongings from th backseat of his car AND her purse from his trunk. Also erroneous for them to say his gf should have been a suspect. Alicia was staa bbed like 39 times, once right in the head. Believe me that WAS NOT done by a woman. I feel the dame as Zelin here. It hurts the heart, but after 11 court hearing and Supreme Court hearing there was no evidence of his innocence. I disagree with using capital punishment at all on anyone, but right now we need to think about the victim Alicia. Imagine how scary it must have been to ger merr derr ed in her own home while showering. Defenceless. Her husband and fam will never see her again. ALL merr derr ers of women say they are innocent. They have brain issues that say they’re innocent. ALL OF THEM. One court of judge could make mistakes but not whole jury and 12 courts over 25 years. They’re NOT ALL id jits. Time to move on. Shame on media channels that don’t tell the truth about this case and gloss over facts to get ppl excited clicking viewing and crying. Shame. There’s an NPR written article posted now tho that tells the deets. And the Wikipedia page for the victim Alicia has some of the deets. The court docs are probably available online too. If someone thinks every court, Justice, prosecutors , over 25 years was corrupt they should dig in and read all the material instead of just getting emotional and angry and jumping to conclusions.

[@MatthewsSloan]

There was no DNA because his MO was to wear gloves, and to pull touch DNA off an item 20 years later off an item that has been handled by 50 different people from a time when touch DNA wasn't a thing is asinine. Lack off DNA doesn't prove anything in a case that didn't require DNA to be built.

[@manuelferreira4345]

Oj was guiltily

[@justinfowler9712]

Here's the dumb part of this whole talk.He said as heart tells him that he's wrong, but his head tells him he's right.Does he know that Marcellus girlfriend Gave him the laptop

[@jackcherbourg2899]

Does his head tell him all the biological evidence points elsewhere?

[@thesun-N-moon8885]

Does he know speaking anything other than what the masses wants to hear can get one canceled or labeled.. probably.

[@MsRotorwings]

Everyone I see Horaldo I shake my head. He got kicked out of Iraq for giving away the soldiers position by drawing a map on National TV. He’s a joke.

[@MatthewsSloan]

and he just parrots whatever the popular talking point is. He's lazy.

[@kidfunkyfri3308]

The victims family werent against his execution because they thought he was innocent they are just anti death penalty they still wanted him in prison for life

[@thesun-N-moon8885]

Nothing surprises me coming from some wyt people…. I’ve seen some of those idiots bowing down for forgiveness because they wyt…. The stupidity is staggering..

[@SolutionsWithin]

@@thesun-N-moon8885 I love people of all races and religions but Marcellus was a career armed robber and was guilty. Need to read NPR written interview and the victim Alicia’s Wikipedia page.

[@MatthewsSloan]

and it was one of them. Not to mention the "prosecutions office" was one man running for office.

[@rasheedah5080]

Exactly eraldo what the hell was this about . Modern day linyching

[@MatthewsSloan]

With a jury of 12 and 20 years of appeals.

[@MrsB7491]

@@MatthewsSloan means nothing the only time ppl think that the system is corrupt is when they're bring charges against crooked Trump.

[@sprsmoke]

He lynched that poor woman.

[@MrsB7491]

@@sprsmoke he didn't but someone did! Her killer is possibly still walking around...due to the negligence of the state of Missouri. They should be ashamed of themselves. They official should be investigated! The sitting Governor should be impeached.

[@rasheedah5080]

@@sprsmoke where you there, where is the evidence, every life matters

[@ConcealedCourier]

"Don't you believe in the criminl justice system!?" As a juror.. no. I learned powerful lessons in that box that haunt me to this day. This system is a railroad disguised as a vetting process.

[@Daedalu]

The one's who let this go on should serve the same jail time .

[@Jnoel608]

And this guy talking about believing in the criminal justice system or you don’t. lol that’s a load of crap. Even if you have the best system in the world, the system is run by HUMANS and mistakes happen all the time. He is acting like the Criminal Justice system is always right. We as humans aren’t ALWAYS right, and this undying faith in the system is the wrong way to look at things. Everything must be questioned, that’s the only way improvements happen. That’s a cheap easy answer that doesn’t justify this execution.

[@MatthewsSloan]

You are right, but in this case. The criminal justice system got it right.

[@Jnoel608]

@@MatthewsSloan you don’t know that for sure. All I’m saying he should have just been in jail for life or at the very least delayed the execution. If new evidence comes forth that’s in conflict with the old evidence, then the execution shouldn’t have happened until they reviewed the new evidence and come to a new conclusion. I’m not saying the man was innocent. All I’m saying is shouldn’t a change in evidence be cause for pause?

[@biggdawgpapi8919]

YEA THIS WILL ALWAYS BE WHEN ITS IN EVERY CULTURE AND RACE

[@Uncaged_cricket]

It is every race and culture.. exactly what “culture” are you speaking of ? Ridiculous

[@MrBunnymaan]

Stabbed 40 times looks like an over kill to me... maybe just maybe its somebody she knew.. but who knows

[@MatthewsSloan]

It was him. We know it was him. All the evidence got put in front of a jury of 12 people. All of these points were argued in front of juror, and then for 20 years in front of judges.

[@deedeee6271]

True. Most women of DV or violent assault/murder know their victims. U.S. stats show this clearly.

[@royordway956]

You ever been to A prison? They are all innocent, just ask them.

[@paulrichards6894]

are you saying there are no miscarriages...i live in the UK....a man called Stefan Klitscho was found guilty of murder despite the fact the police knew early on he couldn't be the killer...he served 16 years before DNA proved who was the real killer but died 1 year after being released............

[@westernhemisphere2205]

This guy was a career criminal. He had the victim's purse his car. He admitted the murder to his girlfriend. What else do you guys want?

[@johnmorgun9961]

The appeals system doesn't work.

[@angiejorah]

he is guilty even with appeals. Justice Served.

[@johnmorgun9961]

@@angiejorah Doesn't seem that way. What have they been doing for 20 years?

[@angiejorah]

@@johnmorgun9961 he is guilty. Justice Served.

[@angiejorah]

@@johnmorgun9961 For 20 years the justice system proved his guilt.

[@kevin6293]

Worked perfectly in this case. Guilty beyond ALL doubt

[@mickeymouserfan6789]

Missouri should have waited . Innocent man is gone , God have mercy over all. No one wanted to look at the evidence 🤷‍♀️

[@karenk3458]

This is a travesty of misjustice as it sounds like there was some doubt here so they should’ve halted it! However if he did it then ok but if not this is crazy especially if they mentioned his DNA wasn’t found on the crime scene!

[@MatthewsSloan]

There was no doubt. Just politics. DNA wouldn't have exonerated him. His MO was to wear gloves. There was a whole detailed trial that went over mountains of evidence. If you look at the actual evidence and the reasoning around it. It's very clear to see that he did it. You can see why a jury of 12 people unanimously found him guilty, and why it held up for 20 years through tons of court cases. The defense had gotten to the point that they are making things up to get him out of facing justice.

[@racourdav]

This was so sad! There is no such thing as a 'Justice" system, it's a legal system, period. Also, Gearldo is 81 years old

[@jamielunes1841]

Beyond a reasonable doubt

[@Soulfulvision1111]

Will the defense apoeal for retrial? 🤷‍♂️

[@MsMamaLeslie]

Again, this prosecutor has no information and he’s talking out of his ass.

[@truplaingodschild8979]

They would recall after his death

[@ScarletAdhesive]

There is a resurrection.

[@Educatedmind-k9r]

This is USA. The most sugarcoated world lecturer. He preaches what he doesn't follow😅

[@chriswalker6389]

They are wrong....

[@CallMeIAN1]

anyone could lie, these guys were given money for their statement, physicality does not support this, as hes not linked w the crime.

[@CanalPSG]

He is. The personal belongings of his victims were found in his car.

[@CallMeIAN1]

@CanalPSG show me a picture n proof of it being there. Not to mention a proof of it being his car. if u give me a statement, then it's dismissed via hitchenz razor. These 2 were later acknowledged as commiting bribery. + her statements as "ex" GF + getting bribed are not reliable.

[@CanalPSG]

@@CallMeIAN1 This is KZbin. If I supplied a link here, the comment would be removed for spamming. Nor can I include pictures in my comments. That said, since the USA's justice system is transparent, you can find the pieces of evidence yourself. Just believing what the Innocence Project is spoonfeeding you doesn't give you a balanced judgement.

[@paulrichards6894]

@@CanalPSG didnt one of the witnesses actually have the laptop

[@CanalPSG]

@@paulrichards6894 True Marcellus sold it him. And admitted doing so.

[@kevinchambers1101]

Yet these people will argue that the taking of an innocent like through abortion is fine. These people are hypocrites.

[@thelogicaldanger]

There are many people (Catholics for example) who are both against abortion and the death penalty. 2 wrongs never make a right.

[@kevinchambers1101]

@thelogicaldanger I don't have a problem with people who are both against the death penalty and against abortion. Nor do I have a problem for those for the death penalty and abortion. At least they stand for their convictions. But to be against the death penalty and be pro abortion is the height of hypocrisy

[@JzanellJ]

You said that! Total Hypocrites!!!

[@MarkG-h2y]

Because an undeveloped fetus is not a human being. It's the reason that no attempt is made to save a fetus at one month when the mother dies. Facts.

[@kevinchambers1101]

@@MarkG-h2y but there are states that permit abortions up to the day of birth so yes, you and the others that believe in abortion are no better than the executioner. Fact.

[@paulrichards6894]

America has the same justice system as Saudi Arabia............

[@shawnnacaldwell4529]

Remember it’s election year that’s why they went ahead

[@cuber5003]

Guilty beyond any doubt, the justice system got it right this time

[@stephaniehopkins994]

It doesn't matter if he is innocent, it matters if he had a fair trial. Not a direct quote, but close. And that's disgusting. Absolutely abhorrent.

[@realcomedyperrycoalmon9407]

No one has stated why they proceeded in spite of the evidence and procedural problems.

[@BigShotPop2]

In possession of stolen property = Death... Wow

[@stephaniehopkins994]

Nobody gives a damn once you are labeled guilty. Why didn't they? Technicalities. And coz they don't want to admit fault and open themselves up to (another) lawsuit.

[@michigan_616]

To summarize Geraldo's beliefs, as long as you wear gloves and leave no DNA beyond, you will always "seen" as innocent.

[@autumnfragrance6326]

Michael Andrew Tisius, Johnny Allen Johnson White, Brian Joseph Dorsey, David Russell Hosier... hmmm!

[@JoanStawn]

Don’t talk bout it now yall shoulda been talking when he was alive the fuck

[@skybirdnomad]

2:53 "The biggest issue with physical evidence? The hair and bloody footprints found at the scene were not a match for Williams" How is this even a fucking debate then? Pay off a couple criminals to testify against him and all is good?

[@NoorRoxana]

May Allah swt grant him Paradise

[@karinaz8756]

It’s very simple- if they admitted they made a mistake the family would have been eligible for a HUGE SETTLEMENT. 100s of cases would have to be reviewed. This harkens back to the Jim Crow days. They lynched an innocent man and didn’t care. Sends a message to the Black community.

[@thesun-N-moon8885]

🙄 And here comes the saviors…

[@karinaz8756]

@@thesun-N-moon8885 the word you’re looking for is FACTS. They had ZERO physical evidence to tie this man to this crime. When the prosecutor demands a stay and ADMITS his mistakes , you don’t take a life.

[@johntempleton3560]

testimony against Williams from 22 witnesses. one witness testified Williams confessed while incarcerated. Henry Cole also gave details of the crime that only the perpetrator would have known. the victims purse was found in Williams car by his then girlfriend Lara Asaro. she testified she confronted Williams thinking he was cheating on her, only for him to confess about the murder as his alibi for not cheating. Williams also had possession of the victims husbands laptop which was sold to another corroborating witness and had no alibi to his where abouts during the crime. as well as wearing a bloody jacket according to Asorio after the murder. Williams had a criminal history which included 15 felonies and multiple robberies. the "mistake" made was investigators from the original prosecuting team who handled the murder weapon without gloves. thereby depositing their DNA on the weapon. since the weapon itself was not intrinsic to the conviction the case was not overturned. now, where is this lynching you're talking about?

[@karinaz8756]

@@johntempleton3560 DNA evidence over rides any testimony an unreliable witness can offer up.

[@MatthewsSloan]

Well if I'm ever lynched I hope I get a trial with 12 jurors and 20 years worth of appeals. Stop.

[@monicasmith7050]

His Yte gf falsely turned on him…. Oh well…

[@StephenFletcher-vf9im]

He was a Muslim, that's the last thing a black man should be. However, he should not have been executed, because his guilt was not beyond a shadow of a doubt, the conviction itself was shady.

[@CRSD60I]

Geraldo like usual has all emotion and no substance.

[@rjakbar]

4:53 why do this? Because he was black and became a devout muslim.

[@AmericanWarlord526]

He was also a CONVICTED! murderer, what's that allude about the other two things?

[@Briancrobinsonspeaks]

If there’s no DNA and the prosecution says don’t do it (that never happens), than the Governor is an idiot allowing this to happen.

[@blessingsnirvana9877]

Only thing I questioned was how did veterans belongings get in William trunk? Then I also thought it wasn’t of the detectives DNA on the murder weapon. Could they have planted the victims belongings in Williams’s trunk ?

[@cross1817]

You people propose any questions for likes and algorithms. Why even ask if the evidence is being ignored? Dumb with borderline questionable motives.

[@christianityisunstoppable4155]

How can Geraldo not know about the hair and footprints found at the scene. It took me 10 minutes to find out where it came from. Geraldo knows nothing about this case. He didn’t even spend 10 minutes researching it. That’s how much Geraldo cares.

[@mbakem]

Juror, DA, family of the victim, and many who investigated..all come and say they don’t believe he did it. And the argument he makes is the justice system?? Many of those cited above are part of that justice system. And at this point, Can we really say that our higher courts haven’t become political in many ways??

[@unapologeticallyauthentic]

No justice for the family

[@she3po945]

Everything was great until the very ending when the LOUD end promo blew out my eardrums. Please fix that. It’s extremely annoying to viewers to have to hear the plug at the end. Terrible way to end vids y’all. 🙏

[@Ufosarereall]

The guy comes on and say all jailhouse witnesses should be stopped. He covered so many cases did he coverthe ones where children are victims and a cellmate is the only way state or family found out truths? I remember a kid wrote a poem detailing his murder. 9/10 they have to tell someone and get it out.

[@melaninplanet4800]

Smh 😡

[@josephtommykaitibiejr.4287]

Allah knows all.

[@skjoe1115]

💉🪳

[@rasheedah5080]

Please don't smear this brother he is not here to defend himself. He's is now with his Lord. God knows the truth

[@TheWHIGJr]

“He’s running for congress as a democrat.” Ohhhhhh

[@quajay187]

While im no bleeding heart.. i will say, the fact the victim was a reporter, i would be checking if she had dirt or was writing a story on someone important. Especially if hair and shoes weren't a match.

[@kevin6293]

@@quajay187 you’re not a bleeding heart, you’re just very not smart

[@quajay187]

@@kevin6293 and you cant think for yourself

[@kevin6293]

@@quajay187 🤣 you’re the one getting tricked into defending an obviously guilty person. You should be embarrassed

[@quajay187]

@@kevin6293 I never said i believed in his innocence smart guy. If there is reasonable doubt, which there seems to be.. I would be looking at every possibility. Learn to interpret better.

[@SolutionsWithin]

alicia was not a reporter at the time of her merr derr, it was her prior job.

[@theREALsum]

Wasn't Ms. Gayle, the murder victim, the reporter investigating oil and gas over some type of shady dealings, as well she was investigating Parsons, the Governor? Something weird going on.

[@kevinjohnson9135]

Parsons became the governor two decades after she died. Carnahan was the governor at the time.

[@JzanellJ]

I am from St Louis & we are in an uproar concerning this. I never heard anything about what Gayle was researching. That’s crazy!

[@ao0805]

This is a tinfoil hat conspiracy theory, she was a retired journalist.

[@MatthewsSloan]

There is nothing weird going on. Please look at the court case facts for 15-20 minutes. He did it. It's all been put in front of a jury. All of this shit has been argued for 20 years. To the point where now people are making things up to be proven right.

[@GlobalTrader9]

The original prosecutor admitted to jury nullification in favor of stacking a predominantly white jury.

[@kevin6293]

So what’s your excuse for why the non-wight jurors convicted him? BTW, shame on you

[@kevin6293]

So what’s your excuse for the non-wight jurors voting guilty? 🖕

[@offgrid1356]

No he didnt, thats a lie. You should look closer at this case and not just repeat talking points from this murders lawyers

[@MsMamaLeslie]

Juries convict innocent people all too often for a variety of reasons, not all are valid or based on all the evidence.

[@kevin6293]

@@MsMamaLeslie do you know literally nothing about this case?

[@lateishapruitt2369]

Wow they killed this innocent man. They gotta stand before God one day

[@MatthewsSloan]

He did it. There was a trail that went over all this. There was overwhelming evidence of his guilt that everyone magically forgets when it's popular to let him out. He's had 20 years of appeals that have gone over all of this. Her name was Lisha Gayle, and Marcellus Williams waited for her to get out of her shower before stabbing her to death in the safety of her own home. Marcellus got 20 years more than she did, and it disgust me to watch people that watched a few videos on social media attempt to rob her of justice.

[@naimarestoringdivinity7938]

Why would the female suspect try to collect on a reward when she’d already gave the purse and laptop to her boyfriend or left it in there to draw a connection where there wasn’t any since the hair and foot prints didn’t match

[@AmericanWarlord526]

She didn't take the reward, she testified on her own fruition. It was offered she declined. What's that tell you?

[@SolutionsWithin]

She didn’t take Alicia’s belongings from Marcellus car. The police came and retrieved them from his back seat and her purse was in his trunk. He was already serving a 20 year sentence for armed robbery.

[@SolutionsWithin]

Because there may have been several people over at the victim Alicia’s house to leave hair and even the police officers fingerprint was on the knife. But by the time he was sentenced Marcellus was already doing a 20 year sentance for doing an armed robbery of innocent people in a donut shop. He was a professional armed robber with a very long criminal record. Ofc he knew to wear gloves when he merr derr ed Alicia. The media keeps saying it was his ex gf whom”said” Marcellus’ stuff was in his car. That’s not the whole story. The police did “retrieve” Alicia’s stolen belongings from th backseat of his car AND her purse from his trunk. Also erroneous for them to say his gf should have been a suspect. Alicia was staa bbed like 39 times, once right in the head. Believe me that WAS NOT done by a woman. I feel the same as Zelin here. It hurts the heart, but after 11 court hearing and Supreme Court hearing there was no evidence of his innocence. I disagree with using capital punishment at all on anyone, but right now we need to think about the victim Alicia. Imagine how scary it must have been to ger merr derr ed in her own home while showering. Defenceless. Her husband and fam will never see her again. ALL merr derr ers of women say they are innocent. They have brain issues that say they’re innocent. ALL OF THEM. One court of judge could make mistakes but not whole jury and 12 courts over 25 years. They’re NOT ALL id jits. Time to move on. Shame on media channels that don’t tell the truth about this case and gloss over facts to get ppl excited clicking viewing and crying. Shame. There’s an NPR written article posted now tho that tells the deets. And the Wikipedia page for the victim Alicia has some of the deets. The court docs are probably available online too. If someone thinks every court, Justice, prosecutors , over 25 years was corrupt they should dig in and read all the material instead of just getting emotional and angry and jumping to conclusions.

[@tru2harris998]

POLICE ARE PROVEN CORRUPT. THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED..OR THEIR ALLEGED EVIDENCE. REMEMBER THESE FACTS.

[@tru2harris998]

STOP SAYING YOU BELIEVE IN THE SYSTEM- ITS PROVEN FLAWED CONSTANTLY SO OF COURSE WE CANT TRUST IT!!!

[@davemojarra2666]

He insent

[@WesleyWattley-xy4fg]

Innocent!😮

[@carolyngreving5044]

Condolences and prayer to family of this man. And if I have to be the first by gosh I will stand up for him in a heartbeat. There is wrong doing in this case. Too many questions to be no doubt. God have mercy on him

[@kevinchambers1101]

Standing up for a murder is pretty pathetic.

[@kevin6293]

You’re defending pure evil. Are you proud of yourself?

[@kevin6293]

100% guilty. Why don’t you talk about his innocent victims?

[@BobbyDazzler888]

We dont need a justice system. You should just sign off all convictions

[@kevin6293]

@@BobbyDazzler888he went through the justice system. He was proved guilty beyond all doubt

[@pommiebears]

@@BobbyDazzler888 He was guilty. He was covered in blood, and even his girlfriend said he was, when he picked her up. Did he just happen to be covered in her blood? Eh? Please.

[@ryder6743]

@@pommiebears Why does none of the dna evidence found at the scene match his? His girlfriend was incentivised to give testimony.

[@ryder6743]

The victims family did not support him getting the death penalty

[@crissyd6279]

The items found were provided by the ex girlfriend, a prostitute that was living and turning tricks in his car. She was a drug addict, with pending charges, whose charges went away with her testimony. She should have been at least a suspect. But, it's not a far stretch to think that a drug addict and possible suspect in a murder, would forgo reward money. Her reward may have been getting away with being an accomplice to the murder or actual murder.

[@crissyd6279]

The jurors made their decision based on what they knew at the time.

[@awakenthegreatnesswithin]

@@crissyd6279 which is not clear evidence. The got it wrong. Guilty should be without a reasonable doubt

[@cutnup2style]

Mis er y (Missouri)! 😢

[@MaryHartman-ei9pv]

How did he have the woman's items in his possession I'm sorry but this All Leads back to him so it is what it is

[@bustownbc2787]

If the colors were reversed do you think this would have went down??? Doubt it

[@TheWHIGJr]

If the colors were reversed the prisoner dies without media coverage

[@judithdean8750]

Stop it do your research on the opposite you would be very surprised the opposite !!!

[@kidfunkyfri3308]

A white man was also executed the same day he was....why didn't you know that?

[@bustownbc2787]

@@TheWHIGJr either way there is still a difference

[@bustownbc2787]

@judithdean8750 how many prosecutors ask 2 stop the execution...I bet if I have 10 mins of free time 2day I can prove my point fairly easily

[@user-iy6rm6pm4j]

What was he doing with the possession? That does not prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. What about the bloody footprints that didn't match the defendant? This guy talks about the system? Reasonable doubt is part of the system!

[@jackcherbourg2899]

Marcellus Wallace didn't kill her. It was OJ.

[@onceagain6184]

You don't even know the man's last name! 👉🏾🤡

[@ao0805]

Just because the family says they dont want someone to be executed, doesn't mean they say he is innocent. Why kill him? Why kill a woman in her own home?

[@dfhunters]

Of course they have a yt man saying convict him

[@thesun-N-moon8885]

Of it’s a yt family that doesn’t care their member was offed …

[@kingmaafa120]

I’ll just say this much SOMETIMES YOU WALK YOURSELF INTO SITUATIONS & sadly given his background bro 😎 didn’t have a pray 🙏 to stand on 👍 Need I mention the victim rip 🪦 For the sake of argument What if the victim had been a sista 🤐👍

[@josephparker3033]

You just admitted that there was no physical evidence. Just the words of human beings incentivized to say he was guilty. And since the courts no longer have effective mechanism to correct mistakes, the fact that all of the courts refused to do so is not proof of guilt. It is an indictment on our current incarceration system in which innocence is no longer an option.

[@YungBeezer]

there was physical evidence

[@anny1650]

​@YungBeezer none linked back to him .

[@MatthewsSloan]

@@anny1650 yes it did. Please. 20 minutes of independent research that isn't written by the defense or "The innocence project".

[@YungBeezer]

@@anny1650 yes, he had sold a laptop that was stolen from the victim’s residence, and items from the victim’s purse were found in the vehicle he was driving.

[@johnnylafayette]

Cause of the money.

[@angiejorah]

What money?

[@kevin6293]

The money he stole from the victim?

[@YungBeezer]

the money Williams received for selling the victim's husband's laptop?

[@johnnylafayette]

@@YungBeezer you another (pro lifer) that supports the death penalty aka murder

[@johnnylafayette]

Yall look up the billing difference between death penalty and life in prison please. Ty God bless

[@J4-kjtdr8775]

I wouldn't doubt that this is a political ploy to get rid of the death penalty. I would look deep and quietly into this!!

[@thelogicaldanger]

I doubt it. This isn't the first time a likely innocent man has been executed by the state. In fact, several years ago Missouri executed a known innocent man.

[@Probabilityislife]

Or she was murdered as part of her investigations and with him now dead. The case is closer forever.

[@MrsB7491]

People buy stolen goods all of the time. That doesn't make them a murderer. That makes them a crook!! Geraldo is on the money. I can't believe that other guy was ever an attorney. He sounds ridiculous!!

[@MarkG-h2y]

12 jurors including black jurors disagree with you .

[@MatthewsSloan]

It was way more than that. Good lord people. There was a whole trial filled with proof of his guilt.

[@MrsB7491]

@@MarkG-h2y there were no black jurors the lone black juror was excused! Try again!

[@MrsB7491]

@@MatthewsSloan there is no physical evidence that links him to the crime. There were stolen goods that he purchased after the crime was committed. Foot prints no match, hair no match...bloody knife contaminated...and two jailhouse snitches. Tell me who else but a black/Latino would get convicted based off of that "evidence"?

[@MarkG-h2y]

@@MrsB7491 False.

[@GlobalTrader9]

1. This execution was to send a message to uphold a social narrative about Black men and white women; 2. This is an indication that there will be more executions in questionable cases;

[@kevin6293]

Cry more

[@offgrid1356]

He was guilty, look into it yourself from all side and not just his lawyers opinion.

[@MsMamaLeslie]

@@offgrid1356the prosecutor and the original jury and victim’s family know of way more info and evidence than you, and they had been fighting to stop the execution because it serves no one for an innocent person to be executed. That just adds pain upon more pain to the victims family, knowing that two lives have been unfairly extinguished.

[@MatthewsSloan]

@@MsMamaLeslie Everything that you just said is provably false. Please remember who you heard that from and stop listening to them.

[@masuekamara4078]

Bad to live in racist state

[@alexandergandia1751]

Guilty 100%

[@briananthony3676]

They (wrongly) executed Karla Faye Tucker, who was undeniably reformed ...

[@firstlady2671]

15 felony convictions under his belt say a lot about him and I think that played a part in the conviction which lead to his death.

[@rasheedah5080]

They are all bought and paid for. Let's be real when it comes to black people there's different set of rules . God knows his innocence. Stop trying to make rating of of our brother

[@ao0805]

@ 1:40 Tricia Rojo Bushnell says "The other piece of evidence they used was a laptop, that mr. williams did sell, that was from the victims home, but" BUT WHAT? There's nothing you can say after that

[@JzanellJ]

🤬🤬🤬 I am from St Louis. We are so disheartened by this.

[@johntempleton3560]

22 people testified against Williams

[@JzanellJ]

@@johntempleton3560 True but when some of the witnesses admit to being coerced & DNA evidence doesn't lead back to the defendant, that raises some doubt, therefore the execution should have at least been paused. Plus Greitens who was Governor before Parsons, granted a reprieve because of the DNA evidence. Not saying the man was innocent because I don't know all the facts, but the questions should have been enough to pause at least temporarily...Disheartening!

[@johntempleton3560]

@JzanellJ i have doubts about witnesses being coerced but i still understand and respect your concerns. plus i appreciate your civility. take care

[@methodman6725]

Guilty AF