The State of Missouri is scheduled to execute Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams on Sept. 24 for a crime that even prosecutors now say he did not commit. On Sept. 12, a Missouri judge denied a motion filed by prosecutors to vacate Williams’ conviction and death penalty. Despite more than half a million petition signatures demanding Williams be freed, Missouri is set to proceed with the execution. Michelle Smith, Co-Director of Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty, joins Rattling the Bars to explain Williams’ case and the fight to free him before it’s too late.

Link to the campaign to free Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams: https://www.freekhaliifah.org

Read the transcript at TRNN.com

Studio / Post-Production: Cameron Granadino

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In 8 days, Missouri could execute an innocent man