Williams is set to be executed Tuesday for the 1998 killing of Felicia Gayle, a crime that he has always denied any role in. His attorneys have launched multiple legal battles in an attempt to save his life.

Today, Governor Mike Parson confirmed that the State of Missouri will carry out the sentence of Marcellus Williams on Tuesday, September

Marcellus Williams was facing what may be his last 48 hours of existence, a crucial period with court cases to spare his life currently underway at both the Missouri and U.S. Supreme Courts.

The governor of Missouri and state Supreme Court both refused Monday to halt the execution of death row inmate Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams. Williams, 55, has spent almost a quarter-century on death row for a crime he did not commit.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced that the state will carry out the execution of Marcellus Williams on Sept. 24. Williams was convicted of murdering Felicia Gayle in 1998, stabbing her 43 times during a burglary.

The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear last-minute arguments on Monday to consider the death row case of Marcellus Williams, just one day before his scheduled execution. Oral arguments are set to take place Monday morning before the Missouri Supreme Court as Williams' attorneys fight to halt his execution.

The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments as attorneys working on behalf of Marcellus Williams seek to save him, just a day before his scheduled execution

Just one day before a Missouri death row inmate is scheduled to be executed, the Missouri Supreme Court will hear his case and decide whether to delay his execution for a third time. Marcellus Williams was convicted of first-degree murder in 2001 and sentenced to death in 2003 for the killing of 42-year-old Felicia Gayle in her home just outside of St.