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Russell Williams charged in 2 x murders, confinement, sexual assault.

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zipperhead_cop said:
As much as it seems wrong for this guy to get a cent, in all reality it is his poor wife who didn't ask for any of this who will benefit.  She ends up being a victim too.  I personally don't care if my tax dollars end up going in her direction.  It's just cold consolation. 

It seems pensions are protected.
Although this is American law, and a civil suit, OJ Simpson seems to be financially protected: "Simpson lives in Florida, where homestead laws protect a person's house against seizure for the payment of court judgments. His pension from the National Football League, which has been estimated at $400,000 a year ( 2006 ), also cannot be seized."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/17/arts/17iht-web.1117book.3577524.html

Edit to add:
"Civil trial for wrongful death:
On February 5, 1997 a civil jury in Santa Monica, California unanimously found Simpson liable for the wrongful death of and battery against Goldman, and battery against Brown. <snip> Simpson was ordered to pay $33,500,000 in damages."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson#Civil_trial_for_wrongful_death
 
Why not give him a pistol and a bullet?  Or a samurai sword or something.

If he wants to take his own life and save us thousands upon thousands of dollars then so much the better.
 
We do still have an investigation on going.  Did he commit more offences, in more places, over the length of his career?  Is there a chance he will provide more information?  Lots of questions still to be answered. 
 
Flawed Design said:
Why not give him a pistol and a bullet?  Or a samurai sword or something.

If he wants to take his own life and save us thousands upon thousands of dollars then so much the better.

1.  This is Canada.  As a nation, we don't have that kind of intestinal fortitude. 
2.  The way the system is, there is a good chance whatever guards were on duty at the time would be in the breach for some discipline action.
3.  I'm still betting that he is full of crap and this is some sort of idiotic play to run with an insanity defense.  Or just being an attention seeking tool.  I would also bet that if you put a loaded pistol in his hand, he'd just sit there.  This pump was a tough guy with terrified, bound women.  He just simply wouldn't have the stones.

If he is really anxious to cap himself, he can probably get it done in prison after he is sentenced. 
 
zipperhead_cop said:
And the toilet paper/tin foil thing was idiotic.  There is no way that would have worked.  The guy is on a camera 24/7.  He would know that the guards would come in and stop him.  It was just attention seeking BS.
He blocked the slide lock on the door to prevent guards form getting in to rescue him; the week before, he blocked the lock just to see how long it would take for them to get in regardless (at that time, it was about 15 minutes if I remember rightly). The suicide attempt may be many things, but unpremeditated it ain't.

mariomike said:
It seems pensions are protected.
Although this is American law, and a civil suit, OJ Simpson seems to be financially protected: "Simpson lives in Florida, where homestead laws protect a person's house against seizure for the payment of court judgments. His pension from the National Football League, which has been estimated at $400,000 a year ( 2006 ), also cannot be seized."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/17/arts/17iht-web.1117book.3577524.html
Yep - Williams will eventually receive his pension... when he's released. But he's looking at life and then some, so (like the money he's being "paid") he's not going to see a pension either.
 
Col. Williams faces break-in charges

Police are poised to lay charges in connection with Ottawa break-ins allegedly linked to accused rapist and killer Col. Russell Williams.

The charges are expected to come as early as Thursday by the Ontario Provincial Police, according to police sources.

As soon as Williams was booked on two first-degree murder charges in February, police in the Ottawa area opened their files to find connections to local sex crimes.

Police were specifically looking at incidents where women's underwear were stolen during several 2008 break-ins in the area where Williams lived at the time.

Williams is already charged in the deaths of Cpl. Marie-France Comeau, 37, and Jessica Lloyd, 27. He was also charged with two home-invasion sex assaults.

Those charges stem from investigations by OPP in the Belleville area. 
 
While OPP have been investigating the violent attacks in eastern Ontario, after his arrest police immediately swooped into the trendy home Williams shared with his wife. Police put the home under a forensic lockdown for a week as they searched for evidence.

Some of the items hauled away included hundreds of pairs of women's underwear.

The investigation would soon stretch across the city.

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Col. Russell Williams faces 82 more charges
All linked to break and enters in Ontario
Last Updated: Thursday, April 29, 2010 | 8:25 AM ET
CBC News


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Municipal and provincial police have added 82 charges against Col. Russell Williams in relation to break-ins in Ottawa, Bellevelle and Tweed, all in Ontario. (Department of National Defence/Canadian Press)

Police have charged a former CFB Trenton commander who is already facing two first-degree murder charges with 82 more offences in connection with unsolved break and enter crimes in Ottawa, Belleville and Tweed in Ontario.

Col. Russell Williams, who is scheduled to make an appearance via video in a Belleville court Thursday, is already facing charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of air force flight attendant Cpl. Marie-France Comeau, 37, who worked at CFT Trenton, and Jessica Lloyd, 27, of Belleville.

Williams has also been charged with home-invasion sex attacks on two women in September that also occurred in eastern Ontario.

The new charges announced Thursday are:

•61 counts of break, enter and theft.
•11 counts of attempted break and enter.
•10 counts of break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence.

The Ottawa Police Service, Belleville Police Service and OPP, with the assistance of Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, said they reviewed unsolved crimes in the vicinity of Ottawa, Belleville and Tweed before laying the new charges.

Police said these charges represent the known offences that have been linked to Williams to date.

Williams was arrested Feb. 7 and has been held at the Quinte Detention Centre in nearby Napanee.
 
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Today, April 29, 2010, the Major Case Management Team, led by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Criminal Investigations Branch, working jointly with Belleville Police (BPS), Ottawa Police (OPS) and the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) laid more charges against 46-year-old Russell Williams, of Tweed, Ontario.

The Ottawa Police Service, Belleville Police Service and OPP, with the assistance of CFNIS, reviewed unsolved crimes in the vicinity of Ottawa, Belleville and Tweed. As a result, Williams faces 82 additional charges.

    WILLIAMS is further charged with:

    Belleville Police Jurisdiction
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      2 counts break, enter and theft

    Ottawa Police Jurisdiction - All within the Fallingbrook area
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      23 counts break, enter and theft
      3 counts break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence
      8 counts attempt break and enter

    Tweed/OPP Jurisdiction
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      36 counts break, enter and theft
      7 break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence
      3 counts attempt break and enter

Following an extensive review of unsolved crimes relating to homicides, missing persons, sexual assaults and break and enters within these jurisdictions, (Ottawa, Belleville and Tweed), these charges today, represent the known offences that have been linked to Russell WILLIAMS to date.

On Sunday, February 7, 2010 Williams was arrested for the murders of Jessica Lloyd and Marie Comeau. He remains in custody ....
 
Russell Williams to plead guilty to all charges
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/russell-williams-to-plead-guilty-to-all-charges/article1551083/
Col. Russell Williams appears in court via a video link in Belleville, Ont. in this court sketch made Thursday, Feb.18, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Sources tell The Globe the former commander of CFB Trenton will plead guilty to multiple murder, sexual assault charges, including 82 new burglary related charges

Prosecutors and defence counsel for accused killer and sex predator Colonel Russell Williams have reached an agreement in principle that would see the former air base commander plead guilty to all the charges against him, including 82 new burglary-related charges laid this week, two sources close to the investigation confirm.

Held in an isolation cell at the Quinte Detention Centre in Napanee since shortly after his arrest in February, Col. Williams has ended his hunger strike, one of the sources also said.

“He wants to get this over with, he’s had enough,” the source said. “There’s been a resolution.”

In a brief court appearance by video link Thursday to address the fresh charges and remand his case to June, Col. Williams, 47, looked fitter and less haggard than he did during his last court date five weeks ago.

Since then he has made an abortive suicide attempt, by stuffing a cardboard toilet roll down his throat, and subsequently stopped eating.

“But he backed off on that and he’s eating again,” a source said.

Clad in his orange jail-issue jump suit during his five-minute court appearance, the former commander of the 8 Wing/CFB Trenton air base spoke briefly off-camera to Trenton lawyer Paul Lamain, acting as agent for the colonel’s Ottawa-based chief defence counsel, Michael Edelson.

Hastings County Crown attorney Lee Burgess also told presiding Justice of the Peace Deanna Chapelle that “there has been disclosure provided” to Col. Williams's legal team, with more coming.

Col. Williams agreed to waive a reading of the new charges, and his case was remanded to June 24.

More at link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/russell-williams-to-plead-guilty-to-all-charges/article1551083/
 
My word, that is a lot of charges!  How did a guy like this fly under the radar for so many years?
 



Case keeps growing against accused sex-killer Russell Williams



By Gary Dimmock and Linda Nguyen , Canwest News Service - April 30, 2010 7:31 AM 



It was the one house where the burglar literally covered his tracks in the snowy backyard in December 2008, putting on the vacationing homeowner’s boots to stomp over his own footprints before going back in through the patio door and searching high and low for women’s lingerie.


He finally found it, tucked away in the upper shelf of a closet in the spare bedroom. He walked right past money and jewelry and then tried, unsuccessfully, to hack into the home computer.


He left through the front door and, when the neighbours saw it wide open the next day, they called police.

It was just one of 34 lingerie break-ins in Orléans that Ontario Provincial Police have pinned on accused sex killer Russell Williams, 47.


The disgraced former commander of CFB Trenton, already facing first-degree murder charges in the sex killings of two women, was charged Thursday with 82 break-and-enters — 46 in Tweed, Ont., where he has a cottage, and two in Belleville, along with the 34 in Ottawa.


Police say Williams targeted homes in the Fallingbrook neighbourhood of Orléans, where he lived with his wife until last fall. Police say he targeted several homes on Wilkie Drive, where he lived for about 10 years and where he was often seen walking with his wife, hand in hand.


Other times, he would be seen alone, jogging. Police say he was casing his targets, all women.

They say the intruder never left fingerprints and stole women’s lingerie exclusively.

In a lengthy interview on a Sunday in February at Ottawa police headquarters, Williams allegedly directed detectives to so-called trophies at his new home at 473 Edison Ave. in Westboro, including photographic images and more than 500 pairs of women’s underwear taken in break-ins.


Some of the evidence, according to a search warrant linked to the murders and sex assaults, included items such as photographs, thongs, bras, panties and baby blankets.


In one Orléans home, the intruder took undergarments not only from a mother’s bedroom, but also from her daughter’s. In that home, the intruder collected all the photographs in the teenager’s room and placed them on her bed, spreading them out like a deck of cards.


The rash of lingerie break-ins in 2008 left the neighbourhood on edge. Many installed surveillance systems and Ottawa police launched an undercover operation with the hopes of catching the burglar.


Detectives feared the crimes could escalate specifically because of their sexual overtones. They deployed undercover officers in unmarked cars and had officers posing as late-night strollers.


The intruder they were looking for always popped back or side windows to get in. And, as if the homes had been cased, the crimes occurred at night when the women were away. Police feared the late-night burglar with an underwear fetish would go from break-ins to home invasions with women as targets.


Williams is charged with first-degree murder in the sex killings of Cpl. Marie-France Comeau, 37, a military flight attendant, and Jessica Lloyd, 27, of Belleville. The sex killings happened a year after the lingerie break-ins in Orléans. On Feb. 8, Williams allegedly led them to the body of Lloyd, who had last been seen Jan. 28.


Williams is also charged in two home-invasion sex assaults that happened within walking distance of his lakeside cottage in Tweed. In those cases, he is accused of breaking into the victims’ homes, tying them naked to chairs, blindfolding them, then sexually assaulting and photographing them.


Ontario Provincial Police began focusing on Williams in early February after they matched tire tracks to his Nissan Pathfinder.


On Thursday, Williams, who still collects a military salary of almost $12,000 a month, appeared in court on the new charges.


He appeared serious, stood straight and clearly replied that his name was “David Russell Williams,” when asked to do so by the judge.


Through his lawyer, he requested that the new charges against him not be read aloud in court, but did not give a reason why. The judge complied with the accused sex killer’s request and the disgraced colonel thanked the jurist.


His next scheduled court date has been set for June 24.

He has not entered a plea on any of the charges.

Lt.-Col. Tony O’Keeffe, representing the military, attended the court hearing. O’Keeffe, who has known Williams and his wife for years, said just 10 days ago he visited Williams, who reportedly attempted suicide earlier this month.


“I think he’s getting better,” he said outside the courtroom. “I think time, I guess, cures all. He looks better to me.”


O’Keeffe said he’s visited Williams three times and plans to ask him about the new charges. He said it was difficult to get Williams to open up about anything.


“(I talk to him) through very artificial means. It’s like talking through a brick wall. It’s very secluded and time is a restriction,” said O’Keeffe. “He’s under guard. He’s in prison … I mean it’s not designed for fun time. It’s cold and I just want to get out of there when I’m in there myself.”


O’Keeffe said his visits are meant to update Williams on the military involvement in his case.

“I discussed his administrative (military) review and the fact that we’re in, I suppose, a holding pattern while the investigation unfolds,” he said. “People are being quiet about the whole thing.”


If the accused sex killer pleads guilty or is found guilty, the military will request that he pays back the salary he’s been paid since his arrest.


During the visits, Williams asked O’Keeffe about his family, but is not eager to learn more about the outside world. He didn’t know if Williams’ wife or any other soldier has visited him since his February arrest.


O’Keeffe said he didn’t think Williams still sees himself as a military man, but said that he was being treated “fairly” in jail by the staff and other inmates.


The Ontario Provincial Police is leading the Williams investigation, with help from Ottawa police, Belleville police and the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service. OPP Sgt. Kristine Rae said further charges could be laid, as the investigation is continuing.


A newspaper reported earlier this month that Williams had been placed under 24-hour suicide watch following a failed attempt to take his life.


The Kingston Whig-Standard reported Williams tried to kill himself by jamming a toilet paper roll stuffed with cardboard down his throat. Cardboard and foil were found jammed in the cell door in an effort to stop staff from entering during the attempt. He had also reportedly written a suicide note in mustard on the wall.


Williams had reportedly gone on a hunger strike and was acting like a prisoner of war, only responding to questions by authorities with his name, rank and serial number.


Gary Dimmock writes for the Citizen. Linda Nguyen writes for Canwest News Service. With a file from Global News


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Victim slams police in Col. Williams case
17/04/2010 11:20:26 AM

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A sexual assault victim from Tweed, Ont., said she felt "totally betrayed" by police when she learned Col. Russell Williams had been charged with dozens of other crimes dating back to 2007.

"I'm just sick about it," the woman told CBC News on Thursday. "They kept telling me this [assault] was a one-time occurrence - this was just a sex pervert that wanted pictures and it's their experience that this person would never return."

The woman was sexually assaulted and photographed during a home invasion on Sept. 30, 2009. In February, 47-year-old Williams, then commander of Canadian Forces Base Trenton, was charged in that attack, along with an earlier home invasion and sexual assault.

He was also charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Jessica Lloyd, 27, and Cpl. Marie-France Comeau, 37.

On Thursday, he was charged with 82 more offences, including 46 counts related to break-and-enters in Tweed, where Williams had a cottage. The other counts related to similar incidents in Ottawa's Fallingbrook neighbourhood, where Williams lived until recently.

The victim of the Sept. 30 attack now believes her assailant may have visited her house a year earlier, when an article of her clothing went missing.

She thinks police should have warned the public about the crime wave in the community.

"They were trying to solve this investigation without scaring people," she said. "They weren't getting it [the information] out. This was a serious thing - I feel that they've let a lot of people down. I feel a lot of things could have been prevented."

She isn't the only Tweed resident shocked by the latest charges and left questioning why police were so quiet about the crimes taking place.

Roseann Trudeau, advertising and circulation manager of the Tweed News, said she had no idea until Thursday that there had been so many break-ins in the community.

"This accused killer was [allegedly] in these homes - all these homes! That's just unbelievable," she said, adding that she doesn't know how police failed to connect the cases.

Trudeau said little attention was paid after the first sex assault that Williams was later charged with. Police did issue a warning after the second assault and reported some break-and-enters, but only on an individual basis.

"How come the public wasn't alerted of someone like this in the area so that we could be on the lookout?" she asked. "And then just maybe Jessica [Lloyd] would be alive today."

With files from CBC's Dave Seglins


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"I'm just sick about it," the woman told CBC News on Thursday. "They kept telling me this [assault] was a one-time occurrence - this was just a sex pervert that wanted pictures and it's their experience that this person would never return."
And did he return? No. So the police were correct.

The victim of the Sept. 30 attack now believes her assailant may have visited her house a year earlier, when an article of her clothing went missing.
And did she report the missing clothing to the police? No. Should the police be any more psychic than she was?

She thinks police should have warned the public about the crime wave in the community.

Trudeau said little attention was paid after the first sex assault that Williams was later charged with. Police did issue a warning after the second assault and reported some break-and-enters, but only on an individual basis.
One assault does not make a "crime wave."

The bottom line is the 82 charges stem from the investigation since his arrest. Neither the police, nor the community, had any idea about Williams' activities.


So, is this an example of:
a) police bungling -- they couldn't foresee the future;
b) citizens obstructing the police -- of all these victimized women, apparently not one reported a pair of missing underwear to the police;
c) media hype -- preying on a victim's anguish to build a story where one doesn't or barely exists;
d) a victim setting the stage for a class-action suit, based on police "negligence"?

My personal response to all four options is the same:  ::)

 
82 break and enters?
Was this guy a crazy pantie thief or something?

He should have got posted to Japan or something- they have that shit over there in vending machines. What a freak.
 
Journeyman said:
The bottom line is the 82 charges stem from the investigation since his arrest. Neither the police, nor the community, had any idea about Williams' activities.

Perhaps his OCD was so intense that all his trophies were tagged with date-time groups and addresses, and that's how they've put so many together so quickly.

 
Flawed Design said:
He should have got posted to Japan or something- they have that crap over there in vending machines. What a freak.

"The Love Machine":
http://www.snopes.com/risque/kinky/panties.asp

"Police found more than 4,000 pieces of lingerie in the home of a Japanese construction worker who used climbing skills developed on his job to steal women's underwear.":
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUST13349120070314

Closer to home:
"Former Mountie jailed for stealing female officers' panties":
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=558c7ca0-890d-41bd-aa72-9238364587f2&k=45
 
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Victim slams police in Col. Williams case
17/04/2010 11:20:26 AM

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Comparisons have been made by the press to the Jane Doe case since February.:
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/02/04/12737126-qmi.html

"Who is Jane Doe?" ( Sued Metro Police, and won. ):
http://www.walnet.org/jane_doe/news/toronto_99/chatelaine-9901.html
http://www.walnet.org/jane_doe/balcony-rapist.html



 
Flawed Design said:
82 break and enters?
Was this guy a crazy pantie thief or something?

He should have got posted to Japan or something- they have that crap over there in vending machines. What a freak.

FYI one of the indicators of a serial criminal is the collection of "souvenirs", in this case, women's underwear.
 
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