MI Theodore Glenn Williams, serial rapist/murderer of children

[Richard]

Theodore Glenn Williams was convicted of raping and murdering two little girls in Michigan in 1966 and 1967.

In an appeal trial, he was judged to be insane and incarcerated in a mental institution with parole possible when he might be determined to be no longer crazy and a threat to society.

All appeals of his convictions have failed, and all annual parole requests to date have been turned down. He is now 85 years old.

How many other victims were there? What other states or areas was he known to have visited?

 

[Richard]

Here is another Websleuths thread which discusses Williams:

Thread 'MI - Laura Sutliffe, 13, & Sonya Santa Cruz, 7, slain, Kent County, 1966 & 1967'

Oct 24, 2005

He has spent most of his life in psychiatric hospitals after strangling two girls in the 1960s.

Now former Wyoming resident Theodore Glenn Williams is seeking his release.

He told authorities that he abducted, raped and killed a 13-year-old Sparta girl in 1966 and a seven-year-old Grand Rapids girl a year later.

Williams pleaded guilty to the younger girl's murder but never went to trial for the other killing.
http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=4021081&nav=0RbQ

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Some other links:

Interview: After killing 2 young girls decades ago, Theodore Glenn Williams says he's not a threat

In a 2008 interview, Theodore Glenn Williams told The Press he had been cured and should be released from a psychiatric hospital.

www.mlive.com

Held as a sexual psychopath, man who raped, killed 2 girls seeks release from institution

Theodore Glenn Williams killed Grand Rapids girl, Sparta girl in late 1960s.

www.mlive.com

Man who raped, killed 2 girls in 1960s seeks release from psychiatric hospital

Theodore Glenn Williams, 84, is being held under a repealed law as a criminal-sexual psychopath in the killings of two girls but says he has recovered after decades of treatment.

www.mlive.com

Child killer held on defunct criminal-sexual psychopath law seeks freedom

Theodore Glenn Williams, the only one believed to still be locked up under a defunct criminal sexual psychopath law, continues his quest to be released despite killing two girls in the late 1960s.

www.mlive.com

 

[Richard]

Theodore Glenn Williams is shown in custody (1967) when he was a young man. Williams, who has spent most of his life in psychiatric hospitals after strangling two western Michigan girls in the 1960s says his deep remorse for the crimes doesn't lessen his desire for freedom.

Sonya Santa Cruz, 7, left, and Laura Jo Sutliffe, 13, were killed by Theodore Glenn Williams more than 58 years ago.

How many others were there?

 

[Richard]

From a 2014 article in the Grand Rapids Press:

In this 1994 file photo, Theodore Glenn Williams is shown at a hearing in Grand Haven, Mich. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, file)

Williams, who has spent most of his life in psychiatric hospitals after strangling two western Michigan girls in the 1960s, is asking a western Michigan judge to give him a chance at freedom under a law that was repealed in the 1960s but still applies to him.

Williams, 75 (in 2014), has the right to ask an Allegan County judge to hold a jury trial to determine if he's no longer a threat to society. He plans to make that request again Wednesday, April 2, 2014, although many previous requests have been turned down.

Theodore Glenn Williams - Bio, News, Photos - Washington Times

Latest news and commentary on Theodore Glenn Williams including photos, videos, quotations, and a biography.

www.washingtontimes.com

From a 2023 article, Williams was still trying to gain release from a psychiatric hospital claiming to be cured:

Man who raped, killed 2 girls in 1960s seeks release from psychiatric hospital

Theodore Glenn Williams, 84, is being held under a repealed law as a criminal-sexual psychopath in the killings of two girls but says he has recovered after decades of treatment.

www.mlive.com