Midwest Innocence Project /tags/midwest-innocence-project Midwest Innocence Project en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT Missouri lawmakers hear bill to pay damages to people wrongfully imprisoned /government-politics-issues/2025-01-23/missouri-lawmakers-damages-wrongfully-imprisoned Senate Bill 36 would allow exonerated defendants to claim damages of $179 per day of wrongful imprisonment with a yearly cap of $65,000. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-01-23/missouri-lawmakers-damages-wrongfully-imprisoned Evy Lewis Family of Marcellus Williams says it's received death threats since his execution /government-politics-issues/2024-09-27/family-of-marcellus-williams-say-theyve-received-death-threats-since-his-execution The family of Marcellus Williams has reported receiving death threats since the state of Missouri executed him on Tuesday. A representative of his son said the threats were made via phone calls, emails and anonymous social media messages. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:40:36 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-09-27/family-of-marcellus-williams-say-theyve-received-death-threats-since-his-execution Chad Davis Missouri executes Marcellus Williams for 1998 murder he said he didn’t commit /law-order/2024-09-24/missouri-executes-marcellus-williams-1998-murder Marcellus Williams had always maintained that he had nothing to do with the stabbing death of a former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter. State and federal courts rejected numerous last-minute requests to halt the execution and review the case. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 23:25:25 GMT /law-order/2024-09-24/missouri-executes-marcellus-williams-1998-murder Rachel Lippmann St. Louis County judge rejects attempt to free Marcellus Williams /law-order/2024-09-12/st-louis-county-judge-rejects-freeing-marcellus-williams Without intervention from Gov. Mike Parson or the U.S. Supreme Court, Marcellus Williams will be executed Sept. 24. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:07:31 GMT /law-order/2024-09-12/st-louis-county-judge-rejects-freeing-marcellus-williams Rachel Lippmann The fate of a St. Louis man on death row is now in the hands of a judge /government-politics-issues/2024-08-28/fate-of-st-louis-man-on-death-row-in-hands-of-judge Without the ability to definitively link DNA found on the murder weapon to an alternate suspect, attorneys for Marcellus Williams relied on raising questions about the original conviction. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:15:53 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-08-28/fate-of-st-louis-man-on-death-row-in-hands-of-judge Rachel Lippmann Missouri attorney general opposes St. Louis prosecutor’s push to free Christopher Dunn /law-order/2024-05-14/missouri-attorney-general-st-louis-prosecutor-chris-dunn-release-push Dunn was convicted for a 1990 deadly shooting of a teen in St. Louis. Others involved in the case later admitted they lied about Dunn’s involvement. No DNA ever tied Dunn to the murder. Tue, 14 May 2024 17:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-05-14/missouri-attorney-general-st-louis-prosecutor-chris-dunn-release-push Debra Chandler Landis Two St. Louis prosecutors say Christopher Dunn is innocent. He’s still in prison /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-06/two-st-louis-prosecutors-say-christopher-dunn-is-innocent-hes-still-in-prison Dunn is optimistic about his freedom but also cautious: “I've been down this road before.” Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:48:34 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-06/two-st-louis-prosecutors-say-christopher-dunn-is-innocent-hes-still-in-prison Danny Wicentowski St. Louis County prosecutor files motion to throw out conviction of Marcellus Williams /law-order/2024-01-29/st-louis-county-prosecutor-files-motion-to-throw-out-conviction-of-marcellus-williams The motion says new DNA evidence, plus the lack of other credible evidence supporting the verdict, cast “inexorable doubt on Mr. Williams’ conviction and sentence.” Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:21:35 GMT /law-order/2024-01-29/st-louis-county-prosecutor-files-motion-to-throw-out-conviction-of-marcellus-williams Rachel Lippmann Attorneys for death row inmate worry he won’t be alive for prosecutor to finish a review /law-order/2024-01-25/attorneys-for-death-row-inmate-worry-he-wont-be-alive-for-prosecutor-to-finish-a-review Because Gov. Mike Parson dissolved a board of inquiry established in 2017, the Missouri Supreme Court is free to set an execution date for Marcellus Williams, even if St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell has not yet finished his review of the case. Thu, 25 Jan 2024 20:57:24 GMT /law-order/2024-01-25/attorneys-for-death-row-inmate-worry-he-wont-be-alive-for-prosecutor-to-finish-a-review Rachel Lippmann A year after gaining freedom, Lamar Johnson sues over his time in prison /law-order/2024-01-17/a-year-after-gaining-freedom-lamar-johnson-sues-over-his-time-in-prison Johnson had long maintained he did not shoot and kill Marcus Boyd in 1994. A judge ruled last year that “clear and convincing” evidence showed Johnson was innocent and freed him after 28 years. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 23:15:51 GMT /law-order/2024-01-17/a-year-after-gaining-freedom-lamar-johnson-sues-over-his-time-in-prison Rachel Lippmann