Ronald_Turney_Williams

Ronald Turney Williams

Ronald Turney Williams

American career criminal and former fugitive

Ronald Turney Williams (born April 4, 1943) is an American serial killer, burglar, arsonist,[3] kidnapper,[3] prison escapee, and former fugitive. In 1979, Williams and fourteen other inmates escaped from the West Virginia State Penitentiary, where he was serving a life sentence for the 1975 murder of a police officer.[3] During the escape, Williams killed another police officer and committed another murder in Arizona in 1981 during his fugitive state.[4]

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In 1981, the FBI tracked Williams to a Manhattan, New York motel, where a gunfight ensued between Williams and the agents, and Williams was seriously wounded and was apprehended.[5] For the murders, Williams received a second life sentence in West Virginia and in 1984 received the death penalty in Arizona.[6] He remains incarcerated at Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia.[7]

References

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    "Ronald Williams: Guilty or Not?". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. September 16, 1984. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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    "'10 Most Wanted' includes mob figures, terrorists". The Record. September 14, 1980. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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    Mooney, Mark (June 9, 1981). "FBI Seizes Top Criminal In Shootout". Hartford Courant. UPI. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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    Roberts, Laurie (February 11, 1984). "2-time murderer is found guilty in Valley killing". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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    "Fugitive Captured in Hotel Shootout With FBI". UPI. June 9, 1981. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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    "Judge in Phoenix sentences three-time killer Williams to death". Tucson Citizen. Associated Press. April 24, 1984. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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    Kercheval, Hoppy (30 April 2019). "Ronald Turney Williams—from FBI's Most Wanted List to prison janitor". MetroNews. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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