He is currently serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 25 years for two murders, committed in November and January In late January , the Ontario Provincial Police OPP discovered evidence implicating Williams in the disappearance and death of Jessica Lloyd, and suspected links to two other crimes that had been committed in proximity to his previous home in Tweed , Ontario.
On February 7, Williams was interrogated on video by OPP investigator Jim Smyth and confronted with the evidence of tire tracks and boot prints at Lloyd's house. Over the next 10 hours, Williams gave a detailed confession of the sexual assault and murder of Lloyd.
He also confessed to the sexual assault and murder of Corporal Marie-France Comeau, as well as at least two other cases initially. Subsequent investigation into Williams brought further confessions and revealed evidence of detailed notes and photographs stored at his home. Evidence showed he had broken into at least 82 houses to steal women's and girls' underwear, which later escalated to sexual assaults and later still to the rapes and murders. Williams was charged with two counts of first-degree murder , two counts of forcible confinement , two counts of breaking and entering and sexual assault.
On October 21, , Williams was sentenced to two life sentences for first-degree murder, two year sentences for other sexual assaults, two year sentences for forcible confinement, and 82 one-year sentences for breaking and entering, all to be served concurrently. The life sentences mean Williams will serve a minimum of 25 years before parole eligibility. Because he was convicted of multiple murders, he is not eligible for early parole under the " faint hope clause " of the Criminal Code.
From July until his arrest, Williams commanded CFB Trenton , Canada's largest military airbase and a hub for the country's foreign and domestic air transport operations. He was also a decorated pilot who had flown Canadian Forces VIP aircraft for dignitaries and heads of state. Following his conviction in October , he was stripped of his commission, ranks and awards by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Chief of the Defence Staff.
