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Missouri Executes Marcellus Williams

How substantial was the evidence?

Sarah and David look over the case of Marcellus Williams, whom the state of Missouri executed on Tuesday after he was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle.

The Agenda:
—Controversial speakers galore
Marcellus Williams case: justice or murder?
—A cop and a prosecutor walk into a bar … or rather, this AO episode
Should you join FedSoc? Why are we even asking this question?

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Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals.

David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

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