The Missouri Supreme Court and Governor Mike Parson have both denied requests to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams, scheduled for today, for the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle. The court ruled that Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell failed to prove Williams' innocence or demonstrate any constitutional violations during his trial. Despite previous claims about the mishandling of DNA evidence and racial bias in jury selection, Judge Zel Fischer stated that the arguments presented lacked new evidence and were previously rejected. Governor Parson emphasized that Williams has exhausted all legal avenues and that multiple courts have upheld his conviction. Williams' attorneys are still pursuing an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court, but the execution is set to proceed as planned. This execution would mark the third in Missouri this year and the 100th since the state resumed capital punishment in 1989.