Midwest Innocence Project argues Missouri death row inmate is innocent 451qe
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 5:28 PM CDT
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By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
The Midwest Innocence Project says the state of Missouri needs to allow Board of Inquiry to conclude investigation of case against Marcellus Williams, sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of former St. Louis Post Dispatch reporter Felicia Gayle.
Judge to announce decision in Lamar Johnson case Tuesday 26a6y
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 3:38 PM CST
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By Angie Ricono
It follows a week-long December hearing into Johnson’s current murder conviction of Marcus Boyd who was shot and killed on a Saint Louis porch in 1994.
New hope for Missouri man, who swears he’s innocent, as prosecutor asks courts to vacate conviction 302d4v
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 5:49 PM CDT
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By Angie Ricono
Lamar Johnson has spent more than 27 years in prison for a murder in Missouri he swears he didn’t do. On Wednesday, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filled a motion to vacate that old conviction.
Michael Politte released from prison Friday - attorneys blame bad science for conviction 1u1xm
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 5:01 PM CDT
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By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
Michael Politte was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his mother when he was 14 years old. He has always maintained his innocence and is now being released. Not because a judge ordered it, but because sentencing guidelines for juveniles have changed.
Keith Carnes reacts from prison: ‘I’m glad this is over with. Thank God.’ 5j3j4i
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 2:03 PM CDT
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By Greg Payne
Keith Carnes got the best news this morning when his attorney told him the Missouri Supreme Court ordered that he should be released within the next 30 days, pending a retrial by the state.
