Canadian Air Force base commander confesses to double murder
British-born Colonel Russell Williams, 47, was the chief of Canada's largest air force base until he was charged earlier this year.
It took 31 minutes to read out all 86 charges against him in the Ontario courtroom, before he admitted murdering Cpl. Marie-France Comeau, 38, and Jessica Lloyd, 27.
Williams - who filmed the rape and killing of Ms Comeau on a camcorder - faces an automatic life sentence, with no chance of parole, for at least 25 years.
The court in Belleville heard how the "shining, rising star" of the Canadian military sustained a disturbing double life of sexual perversion, which became more and more depraved over time.
He broke into homes and bedrooms of little girls, collected their underwear and photographed himself wearing it on his digital camera.
The Crown prosecutor said police had obtained more than 1,000 such pictures.
Williams would paintakingly file away the images on his computer in the hours away from commanding Canadas busiest air force base, CFB Trenton.
Posted by: gromky 2010-10-19 |