Willie Williams 2984983 224499501 2008-07-09T03:17:25Z 24.151.110.72 {{Otheruses4|an executed murderer|other uses|Willie Williams (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox Criminal |image_name = William Williams.jpg | subject_name = William Williams, Jr. | image_size = 200 px | image_caption = Mug shot of William Williams, Jr. | date_of_birth = {{birth date and age|1956|11|9}} | place_of_birth = [[Ohio]], [[United States|U.S.]] | date_of_death = {{death date and age|2005|10|25|1956|11|9}} | place_of_death = [[Lucasville, Ohio|Lucasville]], [[Ohio]], [[United States|U.S.]] | alias = | conviction = Aggravated [[murder]], [[Kidnapping]], [[Burglary]] | penalty = [[Capital punishment|Death sentence]] | status = [[Death|Deceased]] | occupation = | spouse = | parents = | children = }} '''William James "Flip" Williams, Jr.''' ([[November 9]], [[1956]] – [[October 25]], [[2005]]) was a [[mass murderer]] executed by [[lethal injection]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]]. He was convicted of the [[September 2]], [[1991]] murders of three rival [[Illegal drug trade|drug dealers]] and a visitor to their [[Youngstown, Ohio]] home. Williams had returned to the neighborhood after a long absence to find that several people including Alfonda R. Madison, William L. Dent, and Eric Howard had taken over his drug dealing in the area. He decided to regain control and to do this decided to murder the three. He enlisted the help of his 16 year old girlfriend, Jessica M. Cherry; her brother, Dominic M. Cherry; and Dominic Cherry's seventeen-year-old "cousin", Broderick Boone. On the night of [[September 1]], after Jessica Cherry had previously gone to the house of Madison to discuss a drug deal, Williams arrived with the three accomplices. All but Williams went into the house, where they drew guns on Madison. Using [[walkie-talkie]]s they signalled for Williams to enter the house. Madison was [[handcuffs|handcuffed]] and his mouth taped with [[duct tape]]. Theodore Wynn, Jr. then arrived at the house, looking for Madison and Howard. Jessica answered the door and told Wynn the two weren't home. Williams realised that Wynn could identify them, so he got Jessica to call him back into the house. Wynn was then handcuffed and gagged. Jessica was then instructed by Williams to use a [[payphone]] to call Dent and get him to come to the house. He arrived with Howard and the two were ambushed by Williams and the other three, and forced into the bathroom. Williams then proceeded to strangle Madison and Wynn, and then shot the four victims in the head with a gun owned by Madison. Dominic Cherry turned himself in to police on [[September 24]]. Police then arrested Jessica Cherry and Broderick. The three were held at [[Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center]]. Williams was then arrested but escaped on [[October 15]] and while a [[fugitive]] was [[Indictment|indicted]] on four counts of aggravated murder, four counts of [[kidnapping]], and one count of aggravated [[burglary]]. His next action was on [[January 12]], [[1992]] when he and two other men went to the Juvenile Justice Center and tricked the receptionist into letting them enter. He then held the receptionist and deputy sheriff hostage while demanding to see Jessica, Dominic and Broderick. He would later testify that he planned to kill the three to stop them being witnesses at his trial. He later surrendered and reindicted on twelve counts of aggravated murder, four counts of kidnapping, and one count of aggravated burglary. The three juveniles plead guilty to [[Delinquent|delinquency]] by reason of complicity to aggravated murder, complicity to aggravated burglary, and complicity to kidnapping. Williams plead not guilty but was convicted on all counts and was sentenced to death on the four aggravated murder convictions. Police think that Williams may have killed up to ten other people during his criminal career. He had previously done five years in a [[California]] prison for [[cocaine]] [[Smuggling|trafficking]]. He had also once walked into a police station in Youngstown and asked for information on rival drug dealers in the area. The [[Ohio Parole Board]] recommended that [[List of Governors of Ohio|Governor]] [[Bob Taft]] not give clemency in this case, which he withheld on [[October 24]]. He was pronounced dead at 10:20 a.m. [[North American Eastern Standard Time Zone|EDT]] on [[October 25]], [[2005]] after the lethal injection at the [[Southern Ohio Correctional Facility]] in [[Lucasville, Ohio]]. He did not have a [[last meal]] request, though did have a cup of coffee. In his final statement he said: :"I'm not going to waste no time talking about my lifestyle, my case, my punishment. Mom, you've been there for me from the beginning. I love you. To my nieces, nephew and uncle I love you very much. Y'all stick together. Don't worry about me. I'm OK." == See also == * [[Capital punishment in Ohio]] * [[Capital punishment in the United States]] == References == * [http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/Pending/05/oct05.htm October 2005 Executions] from ProDeathPenalty.com * [http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1306 Report] from the [[National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty]] * {{cite news|first=Thomas|last=Sheeran|url=http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/12972293.htm|title=Condemned killer saw himself as a gangland don|date=[[October 22]], [[2005]]|publisher=Associated Press}} * {{cite news|url=http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/12986528.htm|title=Taft denies clemency to drug dealer who killed four people |publisher=Associated Press|date=[[October 24]], [[2005]]}} * {{cite news|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-10-25T155032Z_01_YUE557013_RTRUKOC_0_US-EXECUTION-OHIO.xml|title=Ohio executes brazen killer of drug-dealing rivals|date=[[October 25]], [[2005]]|publisher=Reuters}} * {{cite news|url=http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1107298&tw=wn_wire_story|title=Ohio Executes Cocaine Dealer for Killings|publisher=Associated Press|date=[[October 25]], [[2005]]}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Willie}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:2005 deaths]] [[Category:21st century executions by the United States]] [[Category:American kidnappers]] [[Category:Americans convicted of murder]] [[Category:Burglars]] [[Category:People executed by lethal injection]] [[Category:People executed by Ohio]] [[Category:People executed for murder]] [[Category:People from Youngstown, Ohio]]