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

[antiquegirl]

2:36

CBC:
Amber Hildebrandt reports: Crown lawyer Robert Morrison pauses to say, "Before I go further, I have to say there are some photographs that will be shown that ... are extremely offensive."

2:41

CBC:
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Amber Hildebrandt reports: "Images from the count show Williams with underwear wrapped around his head, leaving just his nose and eyes visible. Another shows straps on his shoulder, with him wearing another piece of underwear on his upper body."

2:42

CBC:
Amber Hildebrandt reports: "These images are increasingly disturbing. Family members can be seen crying, some with heads down or averted. Others are looking away from the monitors. Some in the audience have their eyes resolutely on the backs of the people in front of them, refusing to look up."

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

2:33
TimothyAppleby - During the lunch hour, a television station reported that Col. Williams's wife, Mary-Elizabeth Harriman, was in the courthouse listening to her husband's horrifying life of crime. Not so says the Belleville police officer in charge of security

2:42
TimothyAppleby - The quantity of obscene photographs found on Col. Williams's computer is almost beyond belief. They run into the thousands. He does not look at any of them. He just stares at the floor.

2:39
TimothyAppleby - Prosecutor Robert Morrison is now describing some underwear-related activity by Colonel Williams so nightmarishly revolting it cannot be described. People in the audience are turning their heads as the photos are flashed on the screen.

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

 

[Wondergirl]

I can't post what the disgusting thing is that he did to the underwear, you can read it here (at 2:39 pm). This is very upsetting.

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Live+coverage+Russell+Williams+case/3687288/story.html

 

[antiquegirl]

When will it end?

Each incident seems more perverse from the last, to the point where it gets difficult to describe in a public forum.
Finding a pair of pink and green striped panties in the bedroom of a 15-year-old girl with apparent blood stains, sends him into a frenzy.
He takes 70 photos of himself smelling, wearing and licking the panties.
12 more of him soiling them.
Despite being subjected to dozens and dozens of previous pictures, this set drew loud gasps from the public gallery.

Read more: http://live.nationalpost.com/Event/...tencing_of_Col_Russell_Williams#ixzz12jo5S6hy

 

[nobodyzgirl]

TorontoStar: Dan Robson reports:
"It's pathetic really, a man with such a place of honour," said Betty MacInnes, staring out the window of a coffee shop across from the courthouse.
"He was so respected. I can't understand how he can be a man with so much responsibility and manage to get away with it for so long."
Across the road, satellite trucks from CBC and CTV sat ready to broadcast more of the graphic details from the Williams hearing across the nation.
"You would wonder how he could get away with it, with all his repsonsibilities," her friend Joyce Broadhead said.

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

When did he ever sleep...between the b&e, the planning of the b&e's, the catologuing of his trophies, running one of the largest bases....

 

[Wondergirl]

2:52
TimothyAppleby - Everything he stole was women's lingerie or, in a handful of instances, other personal items. Nothing else was touched. There was no other purpose to his burglaries. 2:52

Greg McArthur - Another teenaged girl who had her lingerie and tank tops stolen. She was so afraid to sleep in her room, she slept in her spare room with her dog. Col. Williams labelled the folder of his photos from this break-in "HNY" for "Happy New Year." 2:48

TimothyAppleby - The mood in here this afternoon could hardly be more grim. Hardened police officers and crime reporters stare blankly as the horrifying photos are shown on the video screen. It is all reminiscent of the 1995 Paul Bernardo murder trial.
2:46

Greg McArthur - All of this is incredibly alarming, but most of the reporters here agree; we all had a good idea of the magnitude of underwear thefts, but I don't think any of us expected that so many of the victims would be young girls. Picture after picture from his computer shows bedrooms with toys and dolls.

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

 

[Wondergirl]

http://live.nationalpost.com/Event/...tencing_of_Col_Russell_Williams#ixzz12jo5S6hy

 

[nobodyzgirl]

One photo shows #ColRW touching himself with a 15-year-old girl's makeup brush. [via Twitter]

Lip gloss lip prints stolen from 15-year-old girl's room. Found later at #ColRW home. Photos show him wearing her dresses, holding penis. [via Twitter]

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

 

[nobodyzgirl]

The CBC's Dave Seglins describes reaction in the court: "As if it couldn't get any worse - there were audible gasps in the court room moments ago. Many members of the public, victims and families - and reporters - in shock, letting out involuntary 'Oh my gods.'"

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/18/williams-court-coveritlive.html?ref=rss


"There is nothing to suggest the makeup brush was stolen," Morrion says. "Which means he likely left it behind for her to use again

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

 

[Wondergirl]

Crown says he doesn't believe a makeup brush Williams used to touch himself was ever stolen. It was left for the girl to use.

by meghan_hurley via twitter at 2:57 PM

You can see the girl's dolls".... "as his performance is unfolding," lawyer says. Williams was wearing the girl's dress

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Live+coverage+Russell+Williams+case/3687288/story.html


and

New Years celebration:

Williams rung in the new year of 2009 by another home invasion with his now-familiar perversion and labeling his trophies "HNY" for happy new year.

He is seen in photos completely naked in the house, holding the make-up brush from a 15 year girl to his erect penis, which he appears to have left behind; "to be used again" said the prosecutor.

by Adrian Humphreys via email at 2:59 PM


Read more: http://live.nationalpost.com/Event/...tencing_of_Col_Russell_Williams#ixzz12jryruaQ​

 

[nobodyzgirl]

Amber Hildebrandt reports: "Crown lawyer Robert Morrison notes in one photo of Williams in a sundress that, "by the way you can see the girl's dolls." He walks to the monitor and says, "this isn't easy to see." There are many gasps in the courtroom after another photo shows posing naked with the girl's personal items."

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/18/williams-court-coveritlive.html?ref=rss

 

[Wondergirl]

This is my last update for a while folks, I am numb too. This is appalling.





3:00
TimothyAppleby - A number of spectators have left the courtroom. The reading-in of the grotesque facts of the case has left people numb.
2:59
Greg McArthur - The Crown is really trying to hammer home the age of the break-in victims. Asst. Crown attorney Robert Morrison points to a self portrait discovered on Col. Williams' computer of him, inside the teenaged girl's bedroom, wearing a black and white dress. "Again," Mr. Morrison says, "you see stuffed toys over one shoulder and dolls to his right."

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

 

[Paintr]

I am confused. If he has already admitted everything and a plea deal is in place, why is all this detail (complete with graphic photos) being shown in court? :angel:

 

[nobodyzgirl]

The Department of National Defence is holding a conference call for media "to discuss the guilty plea entered today by Colonel Russell Williams in Ontario Superior Court in Belleville, Ontario."

I'm going to try to provide some updates.


3:04 TimothyAppleby: Also found on his computer was a detailed, 148-page monthly crime report by the Ottawa police. How he obtained it is not clear.

Monday October 18, 2010 3:04 TimothyAppleby
3:05 Jennifer MacMillan: As Tim mentioned earlier, nearly half of the 150 or so spectators in the courtroom are media. The case has garnered international attention, with reporters from The New York Times, The Associated Press, NBC and Agence France-Presse all in attendance.

Here in The Globe's Toronto newsroom, I can see The New York Times' wire service has moved a brief summary of its upcoming story:

Col. David Russell Williams took the logistical and organizational skills he used to command Canada’s largest air base and applied them to a series of sexual crimes, including two murders, that stretched over two years, a court heard Monday. Williams pleaded guilty to the murders, two sexual assaults and a string of break and entries that involved the theft of underwear and other pieces of clothing belonging to both women and girls.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...o-plead-guilty-to-all-charges/article1747202/


"Count 54 was Williams' fourth b&e to this particular residence, in total he entered the home 9 times. Many of the homes were broken into more than once."

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/18/williams-court-coveritlive.html?ref=rss

 

[nobodyzgirl]

I am confused. If he has already admitted everything and a plea deal is in place, why is all this detail (complete with graphic photos) being shown in court? :angel:

It is the evidence that they have against him to be used at time of sentencing (which will follow after all this is done). The prosecutor presents all of their evidence and then will ask the judge for the maximum sentence, etc. The judge will have all the evidence, and will then be able to make the sentence based on more than just RW pleading guilty.

 

[Wondergirl]

I am confused. If he has already admitted everything and a plea deal is in place, why is all this detail (complete with graphic photos) being shown in court? :angel:

I am not familiar with the law on this, perhaps NBG could answer this for us? I seen reference to future parole hearings earlier, I really don't know.

 

[Paintr]

It is the evidence that they have against him to be used at time of sentencing (which will follow after all this is done). The prosecutor presents all of their evidence and then will ask the judge for the maximum sentence, etc. The judge will have all the evidence, and will then be able to make the sentence based on more than just RW pleading guilty.

Thank you kindly,nobodyzgirl. I thought the sentence was already set. I didn't realize the judge could adjust it.

 

[Wondergirl]

The Department of National Defence is holding a conference call for media "to discuss the guilty plea entered today by Colonel Russell Williams in Ontario Superior Court in Belleville, Ontario."

I'm going to try to provide some updates.


3:04 TimothyAppleby: Also found on his computer was a detailed, 148-page monthly crime report by the Ottawa police. How he obtained it is not clear.

Monday October 18, 2010 3:04 TimothyAppleby
3:05 Jennifer MacMillan: As Tim mentioned earlier, nearly half of the 150 or so spectators in the courtroom are media. The case has garnered international attention, with reporters from The New York Times, The Associated Press, NBC and Agence France-Presse all in attendance.

Here in The Globe's Toronto newsroom, I can see The New York Times' wire service has moved a brief summary of its upcoming story:

Col. David Russell Williams took the logistical and organizational skills he used to command Canada’s largest air base and applied them to a series of sexual crimes, including two murders, that stretched over two years, a court heard Monday. Williams pleaded guilty to the murders, two sexual assaults and a string of break and entries that involved the theft of underwear and other pieces of clothing belonging to both women and girls.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...o-plead-guilty-to-all-charges/article1747202/


"Count 54 was Williams' fourth b&e to this particular residence, in total he entered the home 9 times. Many of the homes were broken into more than once."

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/18/williams-court-coveritlive.html?ref=rss

Why is DND holding a conference call with the media? Did I miss a reason for this, somewhere? Why would they need to discuss the guilty plea? I guess we will find out.

 

[antiquegirl]

I am confused. If he has already admitted everything and a plea deal is in place, why is all this detail (complete with graphic photos) being shown in court? :angel:

NBG, can you answer this? Part of it has to do with the sentencing, I believe. Perhaps more has to do with Canada being a democracy with the public having a right to know why a person is charged and convicted of a crime. In lesser-developed countries, innocent people are thrown into prison with no evidence shown as to why. The publicizing of evidence such as this ensures that justice is being served. (However, I fail to see the need for so MUCH evidence. JMO)

All above is merely an un-educated guess.

MOO

 

[antiquegirl]

It is the evidence that they have against him to be used at time of sentencing (which will follow after all this is done). The prosecutor presents all of their evidence and then will ask the judge for the maximum sentence, etc. The judge will have all the evidence, and will then be able to make the sentence based on more than just RW pleading guilty.

I used to think I was a fast typist, but I can't seem to keep up with you guys. LOL. You're all way ahead of me here. Sorry about all the duplicate posts.

 

[Paintr]

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

3:17 Jill Mahoney - DND: Col. Williams is entitled to receive his pension. This is not a matter over which the Canadian Forces has any control.
3:16 Jill Mahoney - From Department of National Defence conference call:

Brigadier General Neville Russell: So many innocent people were hurt by Col. Williams's actions. This was a terrible betrayal of the military personnel who placed trust in him. It was also a betrayal to his victims and all Canadians.

The military will strip him of his rank and decorations as soon as possible, likely in the next 30 days



court in 30 minute break