Petition updateStop the execution of Marcellus Williams!Be persistent - it's going to take all of us.

Esmie KayDe soto, KS, United States
Aug 18, 2017
We're receiving feedback from thousands of you that you can't get through to Greitens' office. Be persistent - make sure he knows where you stand before Tuesday.
-Call Missouri Governor Greitens at 573-751-3222 and Attorney General Josh Hawley at 573-751-3321.
-Use this link to tweet directly at him and your followers here: http://bit.ly/2uM3x9k
-Send him an email here: https://governor.mo.gov/get-involved/contact-the-governors-office
Marcellus' pending execution has gained national attention as a case of innocence. Equal Justice USA, Amnesty International, the NAACP, and other national and international groups are calling on Missouri Governor Eric Greitens to commute the scheduled execution of Marcellus Williams. The Libertarian Party released a statement condemning the execution, and Undisclosed just dropped a special bonus podcast about Marcellus' case this week.
Attend one of our rallies around Missouri next Tuesday before Marcellus' 6 p.m. execution at Bonne Terre Prison:
-Columbia/Jefferson City: Rally in front of Governor Greitens' office at 12 p.m. noon. Vigil at 4:30 p.m. in front of the Courthouse.
-St. Louis: Rally at 3 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church. Cars will drive to Bonne Terre Prison to arrive for vigil at 5 p.m.
-Kansas City: Vigil at 5 p.m., 39th and Troost
-Springfield: Rally at 12 p.m. noon at Park Central Square.
The Missouri Supreme Court last Tuesday denied a motion from Marcellus' attorneys seeking to halt the execution, citing DNA evidence that they say exonerates him. The Court did not explain its decision.
Joe Amrine and Reggie Griffin, two death row exonerees in Kansas City, are both examples of how innocent men can wind up on Missouri's death row and how easily it happens. Joe spent 17 years on death row and had selected music for a funeral service before the Missouri Supreme Court overturned his conviction, which relied on the testimony of fellow prison inmates who later recanted their testimony. Reggie spent 23 years on death row for the stabbing of a fellow inmate before the court overturned his sentence in 2013, citing that the prosecutors had withheld critical evidence that the guards had confiscated a sharpened screwdriver from another inmate.
To date, Missouri has exonerated four out of 114 men from its death row. Amrine draws a parallel with vehicle manufacturer recalls, saying, "We’ve recalled everything - they recall it all. We’re dealing with human lives. Four out of 114."
There are just four days left to save Marcellus. It's going to take all of us.
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