GUILTY Canada - Marie-France Comeau, 37, & Jessica Lloyd, 27, slain, Ont, 2009 & 2010 - #6

[Wondergirl]

A New Kind of Monster
The Secret Life and Chilling Crimes of Colonel Russell Williams

Written by Timothy Applebyhttp://www.websleuths.com/author/at.pperl?authorid=144629&action=age_check
Category: True Crime
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Random House Canada
ISBN: 978-0-307-35950-6 (0-307-35950-6)

Pub Date: April 5, 2011
Price: $29.95

(Available April 5, 2011)


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About this Book
Ripped from the headlines, the horrific and astonishing true story of the double life of Russell Williams, who was at once a respected figure in the Canadian military and a ruthless sado-sexual serial criminal and murderer.

In the annals of psycho-killers, Colonel Russell Williams may well be unique. A decorated air force colonel, Williams was, for years, living a double life as a sado-sexual home invader, burglar, pedophile and, ultimately, murderer. A model officer and elite pilot, he was trusted with flying international dignitaries including Queen Elizabeth, as well as commanding Canada's most important military airbase. Yet his dark and violent secret life included breaking into 82 homes of girls and women; thefts of vast amounts of lingerie (which he dressed in); two bizarre sexual assaults that left an uncomprehending Ontario village on a knife's-edge; and eventually, two rape-murders. When police raided Williams's home - a home he shared with his wife, a respected professional in her own right who was apparently completely unaware of her husband's unconscionable double life - they found hundreds of pairs of women's underwear, meticulously organized and catalogued. In this book, veteran Globe and Mail crime reporter Tim Appleby chronicles a true story that could have been lifted from the darkest pages of pulp fiction, one that offers fascinating - and troubling - insights on human psychopathology

http://www.bookclubs.ca/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307359506

 

[dotr]

Wonder if RW has any groupies....
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2011/01/07/16807676.html
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - A former Paul Bernardo groupie who notoriously fawned over the killer at his court hearings is facing charges of sexually assaulting two boys.

 

[Salem]

ATTENTION: We don't discuss MEH here! At no time was she ever implicated in this monster's activities.

If you have questions - let me know. Otherwise stay on topic.

Thanks,

Salem

 

[JayFriend]

Here is an interesting article on the "brilliant" interrogation that apparently broke RW and the Crown's tactics.

http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/behind-the-scenes.html

 

[dotr]

Here is an interesting article on the "brilliant" interrogation that apparently broke RW and the Crown's tactics.

http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/behind-the-scenes.html

Thankyou,that was a very good article with some points about the whole legal team thatI had not previously considered...To think that this case is even more hideous than what we have learned, or can even imagine.

 

[Wondergirl]

Lawyers battle for media access to Williams' divorce proceedings

A legal battle has erupted over media access to the divorce proceedings of convicted sex-killer Russell Williams and his wife Mary Elizabeth Harriman.

Harriman's lawyers want a publication ban to prevent the couple's medical and financial records from being released.

Meanwhile, lawyers representing themedia are in court arguing the public has a right to know details of the divorce


http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110114/OTT_williams_110114/20110114/?hub=OttawaHome

 

[LilyMacBloom]

I can't understand the MEDICAL part of this, what has medical got to do with anything?
Am I just dumb? duh, don't answer that !
But seriously, can someone enlighten me?

 

[newone]

I can't understand the MEDICAL part of this, what has medical got to do with anything?
Am I just dumb? duh, don't answer that !
But seriously, can someone enlighten me?

From what I recall he was prescribed medications and coworkers noticed changes in his demeanor so perhaps it's just a matter of ''stress related'' issues that his soon to be exwife doesn't want released as grist for the media mill. (MOO)

 

[flipflop]

Lawyers battle for media access to Williams' divorce proceedings

A legal battle has erupted over media access to the divorce proceedings of convicted sex-killer Russell Williams and his wife Mary Elizabeth Harriman.

Harriman's lawyers want a publication ban to prevent the couple's medical and financial records from being released.

Meanwhile, lawyers representing themedia are in court arguing the public has a right to know details of the divorce


http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110114/OTT_williams_110114/20110114/?hub=OttawaHome

I do NOT understand why the media thinks that the public has a right to know the details of someones divorce. It is none of our business what RW and MEH have or any other info on personal matters. I cannot imagine how this is making MEH feel that her life could once again be on public display. I hope there is a strict ban on this and nothing is ever printed about it.

 

[antiquegirl]

I can't understand the MEDICAL part of this, what has medical got to do with anything?
Am I just dumb? duh, don't answer that !
But seriously, can someone enlighten me?

This is just a wild guess, but I'm thinking that it's MEH who may have a medical issue that she doesn't want publicized. (I see no reason why she'd object to anything having to do with RW.)

Supposing that she has either an ongoing physical disease or an (understandable) emotional one that she wants kept secret from her employers. This could affect her job security and provide a reason for needing more money from the settlement. Even if her employers are aware of such a hypothetical situation, it's certainly not something she'd want to share with the entire world, and I wouldn't blame her.

Again, this is only speculation but would explain a lot.

JMO

 

[dotr]

One reason that MEH may not want RW's medical records revealed, would be if he had say,an STD of some kind, which obviously would implicate MEH.
Her concern may be for future employment prospects, but who knows, maybe the lady might actually want to give romance another shot...?

 

[maxfactor]

I am finding this all very confusing!!! What does anyone's medical records have to do with a divorce anyway? I have never heard of that except in cases of abuse.:waitasec: If the divorce is uncontested none of that would be brought into it anyway. Financial, yes, they need to be sure MEH get's her share. Jane Doe and the other victims should get their share too. I wonder if that is why the media feels the public has a right to know, because of the lawsuit?

 

[Hazel]

Williams, through his Ottawa lawyer Pat Santini, filed documents in the Belleville Superior Court last month stating his intent to defend himself against the civil lawsuit launched by one of his alleged home invasion victims. The civil claims have yet to be proven in court.

Harriman's lawyer, Mary Jane Binks, has also filed a motion to seal details of Harriman's personal and professional lives from the public record.

If such details are publicized, Binks says in court documents, "there will be a significant negative impact to the personal and professional life" of Harriman.

That motion is to be heard Jan. 25 in Belleville.

http://www.windsorstar.com/news/Russell+Williams+wife+wants+divorce/4011076/story.html

Anyone knows if the motion on the sealing order will be heard on Jan. 25th or has it been postponed? :dunno:

 

[Jess]

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news...m+decries+courtroom+tweets/4153347/story.html


OTTAWA — The “mountain” of graphic evidence tabled by Crown prosecutors at the sentencing hearing for former Canadian Forces base commander and convicted sex killer Russell Williams has led to a new and troubling frontier for Canada’s justice system and news media, say Williams’ lawyers.

In their first — and likely only — full-length interview since Williams was sentenced for rape and murder in October, Michael Edelson and Vince Clifford said journalists inside the courtroom were being traumatized by lurid images displayed on big screens while simultaneously racing to send comments on Twitter and other instant messaging services.

“What resulted from time to time was crude, unnecessary, misplaced tweet comments,” said Clifford.

Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/R...+unnecessary/4153347/story.html#ixzz1Bxr85kQh

 

[Hazel]

Impact of new media troubling, lawyers say

Cannot help but wonder about the timing for their apparent "concern"? Williams trial took place MONTHS ago, and O'Brien's trial was in 2009, IIRC?

:waitasec: so ... WHY NOW?

This article made front page news today in most Canadian papers (with different headline titles)

By the way, nobody is involuntarily "exposed" to tweet messages. Like they say "If you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"

To name a few:

• Impact of new media troubling, lawyers say : The National Postl
  
• Williams’ lawyers condemn lurid courtroom tweets : Global News
  
• Col. Williams' defence lawyers lash out at lurid court tweets : Canada dot com
  
• Beware of Twitter in courtrooms, Russell Williams’ defence team says : The National Post
  
• Russell Williams’ defence team says lurid courtroom tweets were "crude, unnecessary" : The Ottawa Citizen
  
• The Montreal Gazette
  
• The Vancouver Sun
  
• Leader Post
  
• Calgary Herald
  
• Edmonton Journal

OK, that's more than a few; sorry got carried away there's more, but will stop there.

 

[nobodyzgirl]

Impact of new media troubling, lawyers say

Cannot help but wonder about the timing for their apparent "concern"? Williams trial took place MONTHS ago, and O'Brien's trial was in 2009, IIRC?

:waitasec: so ... WHY NOW?

This article made front page news today in most Canadian papers (with different headline titles)

By the way, nobody is involuntarily "exposed" to tweet messages. Like they say "If you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"

To name a few:

• Impact of new media troubling, lawyers say : The National Postl
  
• Williams’ lawyers condemn lurid courtroom tweets : Global News
  
• Col. Williams' defence lawyers lash out at lurid court tweets : Canada dot com
  
• Beware of Twitter in courtrooms, Russell Williams’ defence team says : The National Post
  
• Russell Williams’ defence team says lurid courtroom tweets were "crude, unnecessary" : The Ottawa Citizen
  
• The Montreal Gazette
  
• The Vancouver Sun
  
• Leader Post
  
• Calgary Herald
  
• Edmonton Journal

OK, that's more than a few; sorry got carried away there's more, but will stop there.

The lawyers are concerned about future cases that will be brought before court and are using these cases as the example. My understanding is they are concerned if media, etc. are tweeting in the courtroom, witnesses, who must stay outside the courtroom until they are called, could actually follow what is happening inside the courtroom (by way of smartphone, laptop, etc.), and our justice system is set up so that witnesses cannot hear other witnesses, etc. testimony. In the case of RW, there were no witnesses testifiying. Anyway that's my :twocents:

 

[Wondergirl]

Rest in Peace, Jessica Lloyd​

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/02/13/ottawa-jessica-lloyd-funeral.html​

 

[Wondergirl]

'Good-cop' routine best for getting confessions: study​

By Derek Abma, Postmedia News February 2, 2011 1:02 PM ​

University of Montreal criminology experts looked at the cases of 221 prisoners at a Canadian federal penitentiary, examining the conditions in which they did or did not confess to their crimes.​

In the study, published in the U.S. journal Justice Quarterly, researchers Nadine Deslauriers-Varin and Michel St-Yves conclude that offenders were more likely to co-operate with someone they trusted than someone they feared.​

The researchers said investigators need to remember that, no matter how hardened the criminal, they're human. That means they're likely to feel at least some guilt about what they have done, which the study says is a good emotion to focus on when trying to elicit a confession.​

Some of the factors that made the inmates in the study more likely to talk included a need to unburden themselves of guilt, the opportunity to shift blame to someone else, the belief that admitting to the act would result in a lighter sentence and being presented with strong evidence against them.​

Forty-five per cent of the prisoners analyzed had confessed to their crimes. First-time offenders were more likely to have spilled the beans than those with multiple convictions.​

The study seems to lend further credence to the methods used by Det.-Sgt. Jim Smyth, the Ontario Provincial Police investigator who got a confession from repeat sex killer Russell Williams.​

Read more:

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/ca...+getting+confessions+study/4212420/story.html​

 

[Wondergirl]

Here is a link to the Abstract itself. It's 32 pages.



Confessing their Crime: Factors Influencing the Offender's Decision to Confess to the Police

Authors: Nadine Deslauriers-Varin; Patrick Lussier; Michel St-Yves [ show biographies ]


Abstract

Confessions are crucial to successful police investigations but scholars have significantly overlooked factors that contribute to an offender's decision to confess a crime. This study aims to examine a large array of factors that play a role in the offender's decision to confess a crime to the police and potential interaction effect among them. A total of 221 adult males incarcerated in a federal Canadian penitentiary were recruited. Correctional files, police reports, and offenders' self-reported data were collected and analyzed. Controlling for sociodemographic, criminological, and contextual factors, a series of logistic regression analyses were conducted. Findings highlighted the predominant role of police evidence over and above other factors analyzed. Furthermore, sociodemographic and criminological factors played a more important role in the offender's decision to confess when police evidence was weak. Findings are discussed in light of the current scientific literature on the determinants of offenders' decision to confess their crime.

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a915615044~frm=titlelink

 

[dotr]

Thanks Wondergirl,for very interesting read!