Death Sentence Reinstated for Melanie Rowell's Killer

0:00The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, just reinstated the death sentence for Marcus Bernard Williams, convicted in a brutal 1999 murder case out of St. Clair County. Williams broke into the home of 20-year-old Melanie Raoul, a single mom who just put her toddlers to bed, Raidtur at knife point, and strangled her to death. Her little kids found her naked body the next morning. Prosecutors nailed him with a confession and solid forensic evidence tying him straight to the scene. Earlier, a federal court tossed a death penalty, arguing his so-called hypersexuality lessened his blame. But Alabama's Attorney General Steve Marshall fought back, getting the U.S. Supreme Court to send it back down. On April 3rd, the 11th Circuit agreed and put the sentence back in place. Justice finally lines up for Melanie Raoul and her family after all these years of appeals. This has been Birmingham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.