"There is no physical evidence, no eyewitnesses that directly connect Williams to the murder, the DNA on the weapon wasn't his, the bloody footprint at the murder scene wasn't from Williams' shoe and was a different size, and the hair fibres found weren't his," said Gipson. "It was someone else that killed Gayle, not Williams."
How was Williams convicted?
During Williams' trial, the prosecution based its case on the testimonies of two people, Henry Cole and Laura Asaro. Cole had shared a cell with Williams after he had been taken into custody on suspicion of being involved in Gayle's murder. Cole said Williams had confessed to murdering the 42-year-old woman.
No solid evidence and even DNA prove he didn’t do it but testimony of a jail house snitch put this man to death.. wow
Since this is viral I knew that this isn’t all what it seems..and the fact that it got struck down by multiple high courts.,now before I go own I think he should have been retried and gotten life but there is evidence that he did it..is it beyond reasonable doubt idk that for the courts to decide but this is Amerikkka we live in..
Found it on Reddit.
• DNA technology and testing before trial did not examine “touch DNA,” based on standard techniques and practices at the time. Additionally, subsequent DNA testing has never exonerated Williams. (The DNA test proved that it was mishandled because it had DNA from prosecutors office..)
• Williams has a robust criminal history, including 15 felony convictions in addition to offenses related to Ms. Gayle’s murder: robbery (2), armed criminal action (2), assault (2), burglary (4), stealing (3), stealing a motor vehicle, and unlawful use of a weapon, which is all consistent with entering the home, attacking Ms. Gayle, and taking her items.
• Williams confessed the murder to his girlfriend soon after committing his horrific crime once his girlfriend found Ms. Gayle’s purse in Williams’ car, but he also threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone, readily explaining why his girlfriend did not approach law enforcement until Williams was in custody.
• The girlfriend never requested the reward for information about Ms. Gayle’s murder, despite claims that she was only interested in money.
• Other individuals were present when Williams bragged about this murder, and they were disclosed to Williams’ team before trial and have been discussed in subsequent proceedings.
• Gayle’s personal items were found in the trunk of Williams’ car.
• Williams sold Ms. Gayle’s husband’s laptop to another individual who later identified Williams as the seller. (Then Williams tried made up a name to say who gave him the laptop)
The media and people just used it for clicks it’s not as cut and dry as it seems..