CIRCUMSTANCES

Russell Williams sexually assaulted and murdered Corporal Marie France Comeau and Jessica Lloyd after after an escalation of sex crimes in the Belleville area near the Trenton Military Base where he served in the Canadian Armed Forces.

On January 27, 2010, Col. Russell Williams noticed Jessica Lloyd, 27, on her treadmill through her window at her home. On January 28, 2010, Lloyd texted a friend, but was never heard from again.

Williams broke into Lloyd’s home while she was out in order to confirm she lived alone, and then parked in a field behind her house to wait until she was home. He then broke into her home and entered her bedroom while she was sleeping. She woke up and Williams hit her in the head.

Williams then tied her up and blind-folded her with duct tape. He took photographs of her throughout the assault and video-taped him raping Lloyd around 2 a.m.

Lloyd was frightened and cooperated with Williams in an attempt to save her life. She obeyed his directions and apologized when she did something wrong.

The attack lasted approximately three hours, after which Williams bundled Lloyd into his truck and took her to his home in Tweed. Large footprints outside of Lloyd’s home were later found by police who said they also found smaller footprint impressions as well.

Arriving at his home between 4:30-5 a.m., Williams forced Lloyd to take a shower and allowed her to sleep for a few hours. She woke up and had a seizure during this time

Williams reacted by saying, “Don’t make it worse for yourself. Talk to me, Jessica, talk to me.” Lloyd begged Williams to take her to a hospital. She then said”If I die, will you make sure that my mom knows that I love her?”

After raping her again, Williams gave her some fruit to eat, dressed her, removed the duct tape and pretended he was going to let her go, then struck her over the head with a flashlight. When she fell to the ground unconscious, he strangled her with a rope and took more photographs of her.

On January 29, 2010, Williams buried Lloyd in a shallow grave.

His tire tracks matched those found at Lloyd’s home and police surveilled him, seizing the contents from a commercial car wash vacuum cleaner where he had been seen cleaning out his car.

During an intense interrogation, Williams confessed to killing Lloyd and took police to her body.

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ABOUT

Jessica Lloyd
Age: 27
Race: White
Location of Murder: Napanee, ON
Date of Murder: January 28, 2010
Murderer: Russell Williams
Murder Category: Serial Killer
Murderer Sub-Category: Hedonistic, Sex Crimes
Characteristics: Rape, Abduction, Video & Photographic Evidence, Sex Crime
Total Victims: 2
Cause of Death: Bludgeoned, Strangulation

See Corporal Marie-France Comeau