next part: hese numbers include only the wrongful capital convictions that have managed to be overturned. The legal system creates immense procedural obstacles to proving innocence once a person has been convicted, and numerous innocent people are still languishing on death row. At least two clearly innocent people are currently facing imminent execution. Monday, a Texas court set an October 17 execution date for Robert Roberson who was convicted based on the now discredited shaken baby hypothesis. Overwhelming evidence now shows that Mr. Roberson's daughter, Nikki, died of natural and accidental causes, but his petition requesting a hearing to present that evidence has been ignored. In June, the Missouri Supreme court set a September 24 execution date for Marcellus "Khaliifah'' Williams who has been on death row for 24 years despite DNA establishing his innocence. His conviction, like so many wrongful convictions, rests on the inconsistent and unreliable testimony of informants. The Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri, has just set a date for hearing in August 2024, to assess the "clear and convincing evidence" of actual innocence that led Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell to move to vacate Marcellus Williams's wrongful conviction and death sentence