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The Guardian view on capital punishment: an upsurge in executions should concern us all

Editorial: The vast majority of countries have outlawed the death penalty. Yet the annual toll is growing – and Donald Trump wants to increase its use

The Guardian - UK

Spate of high-profile US death penalty cases fuels public outrage and anger

Concerns rise over whether executions can be done ‘fairly and accurately’ as condemned prisoners make credible claims of innocence

The Guardian - US

Texas judge halts execution of Roberson

He was found guilty of killing his 2-year-old, but science has moved on from the diagnosis underpinning the case

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Texas supreme court blocks execution of man in late-night ruling

Robert Roberson, 57, who has long claimed innocence over death of daughter, has for now been spared

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Texas man set to be first in US executed over shaken baby syndrome makes last appeals

A Texas man who could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome is facing a lethal injection

The Independent UK

A Texas execution is renewing calls for clemency. It's rarely granted

Texas rarely grants clemency for death row inmates, but that's not stopping a group of bipartisan lawmakers from showing their support for a man scheduled to be executed in October

The Independent UK

Prof: Politics behind Missouri execution

Missouri executed Williams despite questions about his conviction and protests from prosecutors and victim's family

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Oklahoma executes man despite parole board recommending life be spared

US execution comes days after that of Marcellus Williams in Missouri, where victim’s family also asked for clemency.

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Alabama executes death-row prisoner with nitrogen gas

Alan Miller, 59, second person in US to be executed via controversial technique, shook and trembled on gurney

The Guardian - US

Debate Surrounds Missouri Execution Of Marcellus Williams

Marcellus Williams' execution raises doubts about his guilt, fueling the debate on the death penalty in the U.S.

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A Missouri man has been executed for a 1998 murder. Was he guilty or innocent?

Questions are still swirling around the execution of a Missouri man convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in 1998

The Independent UK

Did Missouri execute an innocent man? Marcellus Williams’s furious supporters decry ‘injustice system’

’How can you execute a man when there is reasonable doubt?’ Obie Alexander, who spent nearly two decades in prison on a wrongful murder conviction, toldThe Independent

The Independent UK

Missouri "lynched" Marcellus Williams

The NAACP said Tuesday night's execution was "murder," not justice

Salon

Man executed in Missouri after 20 years despite victim's family thinking he was innocent

Marcellus Williams was convicted of murdering a former journalist, but concerns had been raised that key evidence had been contaminated

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Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams executed despite prosecutor's objection

The US state of Missouri on Tuesday executed death row inmate Marcellus Williams for the 1998 murder of a woman, even though the prosecutor's office that secured his murder conviction 21 years ago expressed doubts about the integrity of the case. The victim's family had pleaded with authorities to spare…

International Business Times

US Set To Have Busiest Week On Death Row In 20 Years

One inmate in South Carolina has already been executed and four others in as many states are set to quickly follow.

International Business Times UK

Marcellus Williams Finally Executed By Lethal Injection: Why Did Victim's Family Want Life Imprisonment, Not Death Penalty?

Marcellus Williams was executed by lethal injection in Missouri, despite new DNA evidence and pleas from the victim's family for clemency, raising serious concerns about potential wrongful convictions in capital punishment cases.

The Independent UK

Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams executed despite even the prosecution thinking he was innocent

Death row inmate’s final words were ‘All praise be to Allah in every situation!!!’

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The Guardian - US

Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction

Williams long maintained his innocence and the killing was opposed by victim’s family, jurors and office that tried him

The Independent UK

Supreme court denies Marcellus Williams’s appeal to suspend execution

Justice Brett Kavanaugh received the stay of execution and it was denied just hours before set to take place

The Independent UK

Lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention hours before a Missouri inmate's planned execution

Lawyers for a Missouri man have filed a late appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court alleging there were racial bias and constitutional errors at his trial

The Independent UK

Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams faces execution today. Prosecutors argue he’s ‘likely innocent’

Williams, 55, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6pm CT on Tuesday for the murder of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former newspaper reporter

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Missouri Death Row Inmate Marcellus Williams Scheduled For Execution

Marcellus Williams, a death row inmate in Missouri, faces execution despite maintaining innocence, sparking concerns about potential injustice in capital p...

The Guardian - US

Missouri to execute Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ objections and innocence claims

Prosecutors raise concerns about lack of evidence as family of victim supports saving Williams from the death penalty

The Independent UK

There are 5 executions set over a week's span in the US. That's the most in decades

Death row inmates in five separate states are set to be put to death in the span of one week

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