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Missouri Man Executed Despite Prosecutor’s Objections

A man from Missouri has faced execution, even as the very office that secured his murder conviction two decades ago expressed misgivings about the case's integrity. The United States Supreme Court, the final authority that could have intervened, opted not to get involved, leaving the decision unchallenged. Marcellus Williams, aged 55, was administered lethal injection shortly after 6 PM local time at a penitentiary in Bonne Terre, according to The Innocence Project, whose legal team rallied around him throughout his…

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