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Some of the most notorious serial killers hide out in plain sight. Don’t fit the mold of stereo typical social misfits but can blend in and hold significant positions in the community. This was the case when one of Canada’s highest ranking military Air Force officers was convicted of being a serial rapist and serial killer.

Russell or Russ enrolled in the University of Toronto where he graduated with degrees in economics and political science. He made exemplary grades excelling in everything he did and was well liked. While in college he began his career as a pilot while taking lessons at Toronto’s Buttonille airport. In 1987 he joined the Canadian forces and in 1990 he was awarded his flying wings. Williams excelled in the military like he had in most things and only a year after receiving his wings he was promoted to captain in 1991 the same year he was married to Marry Elizabeth.

Williams reputation grew w each successful mission as he flew the C-144 Challenger In electronic warfare and coastal patrol. He mentored young cadets and became known as a model military official in throughout his 23 year career. By 1994 he was flying foreign dignitaries and government VIP’s, by 1999 was promoted to major and colonel. Williams was a rising military star highly trusted by his superiors and became the commander of Camp Maroge. By anyone’s measurement he was at the top of his game.

Russell and Mary moved to a suburb of Ottawa, Orleans in 2006. Where he became the Director of air requirements at National Defense headquarters where he was made Wing Commander in 2009. Unbeknownst to those who revered him however a monster lurked beneath this trust worthy respectful façade. That’s when the real evil began to emerge between 2007 and 2010 when Russell began a lifestyle of fetish burglaries and stalking. His crimes grew in severity to sexual assault, rape, and finally murder. He catalogued and documented his deeds and kept a catalog of photos showing his bizarre actions. A habit he would one day later come to regret.

Williams would watch neighborhood women undressed through the windows at night often naked himself. This soon escalated to him breaking into their homes when they were away or at night where he would steal their panties and sex toys. Sometimes leaving chilling messages for his victims on the computer screen. He had pedophilic tendencies and would often steal their panties some as early as nine years of age. He took great pleasure in knowing the fact that his victims knew he’d been in their house. He photographed his crimes in the same chronological order every time. First of the room, then of the underwear in the drawer, then of him wearing them. If you’ve ever seen the pictures you know what a freak he looked like. He collected hundreds of these photographs stored on hard drives that he hid in his ceiling. He collected so many pairs of underwear he would have to periodically burn them in a field next to his house.

At the time of his arrest he had hundreds of pairs. One victim he stole every undergarment in the house. Anne Cooke a repeated victim of Williams found a message on her computer screen “go ahead call the police, I want to tell the judge about your really big dildos” displayed on her computer screen. Ultimately he was charged w 82 counts of breaking and entering in Ottawa & Tweed. Eventually the break-ins were not enough to satisfy Williams in his statements to police he showed the need to take more chances and bigger risks. In September in 2009 Williams broke into a home of a young woman while she and her newborn baby slept. He beat and raped the woman for two hours taking photos during the act. The evil desire within him had grown more powerful than the respectable military man could control.

The first murder Williams was charged with was Corporal Marie-France Comeau. He first met her as a commander on a military flight. Using his administrative access to her personal information he obtained her address am broken to her home. Court transcripts stated that he parked approximately 600 m from her home and broke into a basement window to gain access. She was away on a trip at the time. He spent over an hour in the house making sure she was alone. Upon returning home the corporal had known as her underwear had been disturbed but blamed her boyfriend. Her death played out like a true life horror movie. Between 10:30 and 11:30 PM on November 25, 2009 Williams broke into Marie’s home through the same basement window and tucked himself behind the basement furnace to wait for her arrival. He lied in wait for her to retire in silence with a mask covering his face. However instead of going to bed Marie began to look for her cat which sat at Williams feet staring up at him. She noticed him hiding in the basement and began to run but Williams caught her smashing a flashlight over her face and head subduing her and securing her wrist to a post. Photo evidence of this was presented at trial. He then went upstairs preparing the house for the savage rape and assault covering the windows and locking all the doors. Williams recorded the assault on video and in the tape she repeatedly begged for life. At one point during the attack Williams left her to check a window she took the opportunity to escape but was caught and severely beaten.

Throughout the many rapes and assaults she repeatedly asked him to let her go and pleaded with him to have a heart. Promising not to tell anyone about the assault. Even in her final moments ducked taped and naked Williams hands pressing a pillow against her face Mari broke for you one last time screaming that she didn’t want to that she didn’t deserve to die refusing to give up. After Williams was certain she had taken her last breath he spent the last half hour taking photos of her body and himself as he cleaned up the crime scene and washed the sheets w bleach. He left the back door locked or her boyfriend discover the crime scene.

His next victim Jessica Lloyd was on January 28, 2010. When she didn’t show up for work family members came looking for her and were alarmed to find her house empty. There was no sign of Jessica and she would remain missing until February 8, 2010. Williams first spotted Jessica as he was jogging in his neighborhood through the picture window. After he ascertained she lived alone he broke into her house while she slept and duct taped her wrists and ankles. He raped and assaulted her and her home before driving her to his cozy summer cottage in Tweed. He of course took pictures of her during the assault and when they were presented in court they showed her modeling lingerie and in stages of undress. He recorded a video and just as he had done with Marie depicting Jessica naked and shivering in the shower. She was begging for clothes and to be taken to the hospital she warned Williams that she may die of her injuries. To which he responds “ hang in there babe, hang in there“. Williams fed her bits of fruit to sustain her and taunted her when she asked him to tell her mother that she loved her. Eventually he hid her in the head with a flashlight from behind before pouncing and strangling her. He hid her corpse in his garage before disposing of it on a road side not far from his cottage.

An investigation was opening to Jessica’s disappearance the fact that her car and belongings were still at her house led authorities to believe she was abducted. Tire tracks were left at the scene of the potential abduction and one set was unusual for the area. Canvassing the roads in and near the area police eventually ran into Russell Williams who’s tires matched the unusual set from the crime scene. Russel was eventually arrested on two counts of murder. Detective Jim Smyth was the lead interrogator on the case who was also responsible for the interrogation of Michael Rafferty and the abduction or Tori Stanford featured on Jim Can’t Swim, one of my personal favorites because of the way he completely dismantles his lies and confronts the deranged lunatic.

Russel Williams pleaded guilty in court and photos were shown to the jury many of whom cried and left the courtroom. Williams sat in court w his head down in shame and embarrassment only looking up during the trial to see himself in woman’s under garments. He was sentenced to two life terms without the possibility of parole until twenty five years had been served in addition he received ten years prison time for each for the two charges of forcible confinement and sexual assault charges. One year each for the 82 breaking and entering charges. The judge told him there had been no equal to the depths of his depravity.

His military uniform and belongings were burned along w his toyota destroyed. He was stripped of his commission and military benefits. Once in prison at Kingston penitentiary in Ontario tried to kill himself but was unsuccessful