His words were few — neither proclaiming innocence nor admitting guilt in the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter who was stabbed 43 times ...

Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Lisha Gayle. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell, along with Williams’ legal team, had moved, unsuccessfully, to have the 55-year-old’s conviction vacated ...

Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted in the 1998 killing of Lisha Gayle, who was stabbed during the burglary of her suburban St. Louis home. Williams was put to death despite questions his ...

Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted of the 1998 killing of Felicia ‘Lisha’ Gayle, who was stabbed more than 40 times during a burglary at her home in St Louis, Missouri. His final words were ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With the end of his life approaching, Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams was offered an ...

Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams was convicted in the 1998 killing of a former newspaper reporter, Lisha Gayle. He always maintained his innocence. Gayle was killed in her St. Louis suburban home ...