GUILTY Canada - Marie-France Comeau, 37, & Jessica Lloyd, 27, slain, Ont, 2009 & 2010 - #4

[Wondergirl]

On to count 24 of the break-ins and #ColRW is keeping his head down in the prisoner's box
by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:43 PM

ColRW broke into home on Charles Court in Tweed nine times
by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:42 PM

ColRW stole a girl's sundress and took a picture of himself wearing it at his own home
by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:39 PM

ColRW takes photos of little girl's bedrooms with toys and her underwear displayed on the bed
by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:33 PM

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/williams-investigation/index.html

 

[antiquegirl]

12:26

CBC:
Amber Hildebrandt reports: "As the Crown is going through these counts, most family and friends are quietly watching. There are no visible tears. Lawyer now mentioning that Williams had pictures saved of the Ottawa Citizen's reporting on some of the crimes. "

12:31

CBC:
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Amber Hildebrandt reports: "Crown lawyer Robert Morrison now shows a graphic picture of Williams that he has written on, captioning the photo with "merci beaucoup" followed by the victim's name. The count details continue to emerge from the photos he took, the occupants of the house, the number of sub-folders he kept for each break-in and the pictures of each. Details include in how many of them he was naked, in how many he was masturbating, or showing off underwear he either stole or put back into the drawers."

12:37

CBC:
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Amber Hildebrandt reports: "Detail after detail is described as the Crown goes through the B&E counts. They are currently at counts 21 and 22 of 86. There are many images of Williams masturbating, as well as photos of underwear, including some taken in his own home."

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/18/col-williams-court-1018.html

12:38
Jill Mahoney - Another update from Tim:

As prosecutor Robert Morrison goes through this almost unbelievable chronology of perversion, his calm professional mode of delivery serves the court well. The Crown was determined that when the time came there would be a full public account of this litany of crime. Now it is being aired.
Also certain is that probably nobody in the packed courtroom has ever seen anything so appalling.

12:35
Greg McArthur - The photos of the bedrooms show that the girls are clearly very young: stuffed animals, toys. In one of the photos he took of himself, his legs are dangling off the end, because he's so much bigger than it.

http://mobile.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=e18258b498

Sense of security:

Williams broke into the homes through open windows, patio doors, pushing in basement windows and by picking locks.
Court has heard he spent 30 minutes picking a front door lock in Ottawa on one occasion.
Most times, his activity went unnoticed. Sometimes home owners later noticed a broken lock on a window or door but still did not call police unless they realized something was missing.
After all, one victim later told police, "there was a sense of security in the community at this time."

http://live.nationalpost.com/Event/...tencing_of_Col_Russell_Williams#ixzz12jIITsjA

 

[antiquegirl]

On to count 24 of the break-ins and #ColRW is keeping his head down in the prisoner's box
by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:43 PM

ColRW broke into home on Charles Court in Tweed nine times
by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:42 PM

ColRW stole a girl's sundress and took a picture of himself wearing it at his own home
by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:39 PM

ColRW takes photos of little girl's bedrooms with toys and her underwear displayed on the bed
by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:33 PM

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/williams-investigation/index.html

For the life of me I can't understand how a man of his size could even remotely fit into children's clothing. :sick:

 

[Wondergirl]

12:36
RobsonDan:
Exhibits, including photos, from the hearing will be available to the media. It's not yet clear when the exhibit room will open. #ColRW [via Twitter]

Monday October 18, 2010 12:36 RobsonDan

12:40
smithjoanna:
Editor just asked me to describe facial expression of #ColRW in his self-portraits. I'm struggling for words, but would say defiant/bored. [via Twitter]


12:47
smithjoanna:
One photo shows #ColRW wearing pink underwear he stole beneath his work clothing. [via Twitter] Monday October 18, 2010 12:47 smithjoanna



http://www.thestar.com/news/article/876884


and from The Ottawa Citizen:

ColRW was wearing pink underwear on a work day. The "colours match his regular military uniform" Crown says about this clothing

by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:45 PM

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/williams-investigation/index.html

 

[Wondergirl]

12:47
Greg McArthur - The Crown shows a photo of Col. Williams wearing pink underwear, and asks the judge to take note of the time and the colour of Col. Williams pants and shirt: It's 5 pm, and the colour is blue. The Crown says, it's impossible to say with certainty, but it looks like he's wearing the girl's panties underneath his military uniform while at work.

http://mobile.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=e18258b498

 

[Wondergirl]

http://mobile.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=e18258b498

 

[Wondergirl]

"That makes me sick," a family member said in response to the photo with #ColRW's caption underneath

by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:27 PM


"Merci Beaucoup" and a female's name was written underneath a photo of #ColRW pleasuring himself.

by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:26 PM


ColRW took screen shot of the Ottawa police website that reported the break-in

by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:25 PM

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/williams-investigation/index.html

 

[antiquegirl]

12:49

CBC:
Amber Hildebrandt reports: "The Crown is discussing a series of images that show Williams wearing underwear he took from a home underneath his own clothes. The Crown also notes the time the photo was taken, 5:18 pm and that it was a workday. There is a suggestion by the Crown that he may have been wearing his military uniform in the images."

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/18/col-williams-court-1018.html

Uniform:

Picture of Williams during another break-in during business hours on Aug. 21, 2008. He was likely on duty that day and he is seen pictured wearing soiled, pink women's panties underneath a man's dark blue pants and light blue shirt....
Crown says he can't be sure but the colours match his regular air force uniform.

http://live.nationalpost.com/Event

:sick:

Early on, a poster here mentioned the possibility of cross-dressing. Looks as if (s)he was correct.

 

[Wondergirl]

12:17

smithjoanna:

So many bedrooms he broke into belonged to children :furious:



http://www.thestar.com/news/article/876884

 

[antiquegirl]

12:56

Lianne Elliott:
Here's an update from the CBC's Dave Seglins, who notes distraught family members and a victim are unable to keep hearing the evidence and have left the courtroom:

The Crown continues to read through each and every count, showing photos Williams took of himself, breaking into young girls bedrooms, naked, modeling clothing and masturbating on their beds.

As presentation of the evidence drags on, the Crown is becoming more and more exasperated at the sheer magnitude of these crimes. Prosecutor Robert Morrison has drawn the judge's attention to Williams' "dangerous escalation" of repeat break and enters.

The court exhibits now include thousands upon thousands of photos of Williams, repeated sexually obsessive behaviour back in 2007 and 2008 – long before he escalated to actual sexual assaults on women and the eventual murders of Marie-France Comeau and Jessica Lloyd. Some of the photos depict Williams in girls lingerie, wearing parts of what the Crown says appears to be his Canadian military uniform.

Many family members and one of Williams’ sexual assault victims has left the court room, now that he has pleaded guilty. Members of the public are at times shedding tears, shaking heads in disgust, or staring forward in awe at the scope of Williams’ depravity. Reporters too, are showing signs of anxiety and disgust enduring the ongoing litany of disturbing images.

12:58

Lianne Elliott:

The court has broken for lunch and Williams has left the room.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/18/col-williams-court-1018.html

 

[Wondergirl]

They are breaking for lunch, and I don't know how anyone will be able to eat.


On a Saturday afternoon, at 1 p.m., #ColRW models underwear in his home
by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:56 PM

The Crown shows another picture of an "underwear drawer you have seen so often before"
by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:55 PM

ColRW has taken photos of women's passport pictures
by meghan_hurley via twitter at 12:54 PM

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/williams-investigation/index.html

 

[Wondergirl]

12:57

Jill Mahoney - This is from Tim:

Court has recessed for lunch.

None of the dozens of reporters listening to this litany of horror have ever attempted what you are reading now: A live, blow-by-blow account of a monstrous rampage of theft, sexual assault and murder. So far the process seems to be working well, with minimal disruptions to the court process.

http://mobile.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=e18258b498


BBM: Hey guys, I guess we aren't the only ones following a live court blog for the first time, all the reporters have not covered a trial in that way before.

 

[antiquegirl]

Watching the watchers:

Among the photos police found stored and carefully catalogued on Williams' computer are screenshots of the Ottawa police website reporting on his break-ins that were reported to the police.
He also liked to identify the names of the owners of the lingerie -- photographing school diplomas, passports, chequebooks, etc.

by Adrian Humphreys via email at 12:57 PM

http://live.nationalpost.com/Event/...tencing_of_Col_Russell_Williams#ixzz12jN8lWBj

OMG!

 

[margaret_diane]

I hope they provide a live blog coverage for the trial of the male accused in Tori Stafford's case!!! This is an interesting, and unique way to provide the information for sure! I'm horrified at how many children's rooms this guy was in undetected! I'm glad they got him -- I fear that had they not, his next victim might have been a child!

 

[Pink Panther]

Given the degree of depravity cited by these thefts and photos, it seems impossible that he only began his criminal behaviour a couple of years ago!

JMO

 

[antiquegirl]

1:20

CBCKim:
If you didn't have a chance to watch The National last night, coverage of the case against Colonel Russell Williams can be found here:

http://www.cbc.ca/thenational/indepthanalysis/story/2010/03/30/national-russellwilliams.html

1:25

CBCKim:
Tonight on Connect, Mark Kelley interviews the brother of murder victim Jessica Lloyd. 8:00 p.m. ET live on CBC News Network:

http://www.cbc.ca/connect/

1:10

CBCKim:
Above Suspicion: The Fifth Estate's documentary about the shocking case of Colonel Russell Williams is available to watch online:

http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/2010-2011/abovesuspicion/

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/18/col-williams-court-1018.html

 

[Wondergirl]

The Crown said he had an “unusual sexuality” in reading out the evidence, warning the facts in the case that will be read out over the next couple of days “will be extremely disturbing."

Some of those came to light early Monday, as the Crown began to enter into evidence a number of odd revelations, including that Williams would often model the lingerie, masturbate in the homes and take photos of the underwear and of the bedrooms he'd broken into.

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/10/18/15729471.html

 

[Wondergirl]

Russell Williams is escorted by Ontario Provincial Police into the Supreme Court building in Belleville, Ont., Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. (ERNEST DOROSZUK / QMI AGENCY)

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/10/18/15729471.html

 

[Wondergirl]

Belleville's Local Newspaper "The Intelligencer" is tweeting also:

http://twitter.com/TheIntell

Some Loyalist College journalism students here today - some possibly getting their first-ever experience covering court. #colrw 16 minutes ago

Our view in overflow room is from almost directly behind Wms. He is now hunched so far forward we can't see his head. #colrw 19 minutes ago

Despite pix starting to look quite similar, public still making sounds of disgust as many are shown. Some have now left overflow room #colrw

 

[Wondergirl]

Gallery, media, crown visibly tiring of these pix. Overflow room update - newcomers must now stand. 36 minutes ago

Evidence pix continue. Crown says clear pattern: pix of underwear drawers, then of clothes on Williams with gentials showing, etc.

We have not heard details yet of the "very disturbing" event in 2009 & perhaps foreshadowed ... the murders and sexual assaults"

http://twitter.com/TheIntell

BBM: WHAT possible event could have been so very disturbing, to foreshadow the murders and sexual assaults. OMG.